strife

/straɪf/ (bre, ipa) · [strˈaɪf] /straɪf/ (ame, ipa) · [strˈaɪf] /ˈstrīf How to pronounce strife (audio)/ (ame, mw)

strife — noun

1. a situation in which people or groups oppose each other fiercely, with deep ange

1.名詞C1
釋義

a situation in which people or groups oppose each other fiercely, with deep anger and sometimes violence

例句

Strife broke out in the village after the river was dammed.

strife break out after [event]

Months of strife followed the factory owner's sudden pay cuts.

months of strife — lasting conflict

同義詞
  • conflict

    broader and more neutral; can refer to anything from a personal dispute to war

  • discord

    milder and less likely to suggest violence

  • feud

    more specific to a long-running quarrel between named sides

反義詞
  • peace

    absence of conflict or fighting

  • harmony

    peaceful agreement, especially within a group or family

文法句型

strife between [groups]

strife within [community]

strife over [issue]

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and often modified by words such as 'civil', 'family', or 'ethnic'. It suggests a more serious and lasting conflict than one brief argument, and it is more common in formal or literary writing than in casual speech.

常見錯誤

❌There were many strifes between the neighbours.
✅There was a lot of strife between the neighbours.
💡'strife' is usually uncountable.
❌They had a strife about the bill last night.
✅They had a fight about the bill last night.' or 'There was strife between them over the bill.
💡'strife' usually names an ongoing state of conflict, not one short argument.