antipathy
UK/æn'tɪpəθɪ/US/æn'tipәθi/
TOEFLGREC2
释义
n.
A strong, often instinctive feeling of dislike or aversion
反感,厌恶(常是本能的)
词根拆分
词根派生anti-(反)+ path(感受)= “反着感受”。sympathy 是一起感受,antipathy 则是反着感受:一种深层、常是本能的厌恶。通常搭配 toward 或 between:antipathy toward authority,相互的反感。
词根 path 还连着 58 个词常用搭配
- 1.deep antipathy深深的反感
- 2.mutual antipathy相互厌恶
- 3.personal antipathy个人反感
例句
- 1.
There was a clear antipathy between the two leaders.
两位领导人之间明显有反感。
- 2.
He felt a deep antipathy toward bureaucracy.
他对官僚作风怀有深深的反感。
- 3.
Her early antipathy to the city slowly faded.
她对这座城市最初的反感渐渐消退了。