antipathy

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

antipathy — 名詞

  • antipathysingular
  • antipathiesplural

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

1.名詞C1
釋義

強烈反感

對人或事物強烈且根深蒂固的排斥感

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.

Dimitri 對擁擠的房間感到反感，總是坐在靠近門的位置。

antipathy toward

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

Hana 無法解釋她對新任經理的強烈反感——那人整個下午都在低聲哼唱走音的旋律。

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

嫌惡對象

某人特別討厭或避開的人事物

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.

Santiago 承認擁擠的電梯一直是他最嫌惡的對象。

his greatest antipathy

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

Thandi 發現她最嫌惡的對象是在電影院看電影時一直講話的人。

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.