antipathy

/ænˈtɪpəθi/ (bre, ipa) · /ænˈtɪpəθi/ (ame, ipa) · /an-ˈti-pə-thē/ (ame, mw)

antipathy — noun

  • antipathysingular
  • antipathiesplural

1. A deep, instinctive dislike or hostility toward someone or something — one that

1.名詞C1
釋義

A deep, instinctive dislike or hostility toward someone or something — one that may have no clear cause.

例句

Dimitri felt an antipathy toward crowded rooms and always sat near the door.

antipathy toward

Hana could not explain her antipathy toward the new manager, who hummed off-key under his breath all afternoon.

antipathy toward

同義詞
  • aversion

    more instinctive, often with a physical component of wanting to turn away

  • hostility

    more active and aggressive, implying readiness to confront

  • animosity

    personal and usually mutual, fuelled by a history of conflict

  • loathing

    stronger and more visceral — a disgust that is hard to hide

反義詞

文法句型

have/feel + antipathy + to/toward/against + someone/something

antipathy + between + plural noun

用法筆記

Often followed by 'to', 'toward', or 'against'. 'Antipathy between' describes mutual dislike between two parties. Distinguished from sense 2, which names the object of the feeling rather than the feeling itself.

常見錯誤

❌I have an antipathy on him.
✅I feel an antipathy toward him.
💡The preposition must be 'to', 'toward', or 'against', never 'on'.
❌She is antipathy to loud noises.
✅She has an antipathy to loud noises.
💡'Antipathy' is a noun; you cannot use it as an adjective after 'is'.

2. A particular thing or person that an individual strongly dislikes or habitually

2.名詞C1
釋義

A particular thing or person that an individual strongly dislikes or habitually avoids.

例句

Santiago admitted that crowded elevators had always been his greatest antipathy.

his greatest antipathy

Thandi found that her chief antipathy was people who talked through films at the cinema.

her chief antipathy

同義詞
  • pet hate

    informal, more common in British English

  • pet peeve

    informal, more common in American English

  • bête noire

    formal and literary, borrowed from French

文法句型

something + is + possessive + antipathy

possessive + particular/chief + antipathy

用法筆記

Less common than sense 1. 'An antipathy of mine/his/hers' is a frequent pattern. The subject names the person who holds the dislike, and the complement names the thing or person disliked.

常見錯誤

❌My antipathy is loud chewing.
✅Loud chewing is my particular antipathy.
💡In sense 2, the thing disliked typically appears before the verb, framed as the subject.