schadenfreude
noun /ˈʃɑːdnfrɔɪdə/
/ˈʃɑːdnfrɔɪdə/
[uncountable] (from German)- a feeling of pleasure at the bad things that happen to other people
幸灾乐祸 - I couldn’t resist a touch of schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.
当他在选举中惨败时,我忍不住有点幸灾乐祸。
词源German, from Schaden ‘harm’ + Freude ‘joy’. - I couldn’t resist a touch of schadenfreude when he was defeated so heavily in the election.