antipathy
noun /ænˈtɪpəθi/
/ænˈtɪpəθi/
(formal) [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (plural antipathies)
- antipathy (between A and B) | antipathy (to/toward(s) somebody/something) a strong feeling of dislike
synonym hostility厌恶;反感 - personal/mutual antipathy
个人/相互反感 - a growing antipathy towards the idea
对这个想法越来越强烈的反感 - His professional judgement was coloured by his personal antipathies.
他个人的厌恶情绪对他的专业判断产生了负面影响。
Topics Preferences and decisionsc2- His antipathy towards/toward swimming dates back to childhood.
他从小就讨厌游泳。 - There was a lot of antipathy between the two doctors.
两位医生彼此很反感。 - a natural antipathy for people in authority
对当权者自然而然的反感 - his antipathy for his boss
他对老板的反感 - I feel a profound antipathy to using any weapon.
我对使用任何武器都深恶痛绝。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- strong
- growing
- …
- feel
- have
- express
- …
- antipathy between
- antipathy for
- antipathy to
- …
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘opposition of feeling, nature, or disposition’): from French antipathie, or via Latin from Greek antipatheia, from antipathēs ‘opposed in feeling’, from anti ‘against’ + pathos ‘feeling’. - personal/mutual antipathy