ill will
ill will — 名詞
1. bad feelings that continue between people or groups because of something unpleas
宿怨；積怨
因過去衝突而持續的惡感
bad feelings that continue between people or groups because of something unpleasant that happened between them in the past
The Chen family and the Park family finally put aside the ill will from the property dispute.
陳家和朴家終於放下了因財產糾紛而產生的宿怨。
collocation: put aside ill will
Ill will between the neighbouring shops had been growing ever since the price war began.
自從價格戰開始以來，附近幾家商店之間的積怨就一直在增加。
pattern: ill will + between + plural noun
Amara and Diego tried to move past the ill will that their argument had created.
Amara 和 Diego 試圖放下他們爭吵所造成的宿怨。
Years of ill will made it impossible for the two teams to share the training ground.
多年的積怨使得兩支球隊無法共用訓練場。
Wei felt no ill will toward Omar once the misunderstanding was cleared up.
誤會澄清之後，Wei 對 Omar 就不再有宿怨了。
- resentment
stronger, often implies a sense of unfairness that is held onto for a long time
- bad blood
more informal, specifically between people or groups with a history of conflict
- grudge
a personal feeling of anger held against one specific person for something they did
文法句型
ill will + between [people]
ill will + toward/towards [person]
用法筆記
Often used with verbs like 'put aside', 'set aside', 'let go of' when describing the act of forgiving or moving on. Frequently appears in the pattern 'ill will between [two parties]'.
常見錯誤
2. a feeling of anger directed at a particular person because of a specific action
惱怒；不滿
因特定行為而生的怒氣
a feeling of anger directed at a particular person because of a specific action they have taken that you think is wrong or unfair
Clara said she bore no ill will against the man who had stolen her idea.
Clara 說她對那個偷走她點子的人沒有惱怒。
pattern: bear + no + ill will + against
The office workers felt ill will towards the manager after he cancelled their bonuses without warning.
經理未經預告就取消獎金後，辦公室員工都對他很不滿。
collocation: feel ill will towards
Anjali could not hide the ill will she felt when her colleague took credit for her work.
同事搶走功勞時，Anjali 藏不住心中的惱怒。
Despite everything that had happened, the old fisherman held no ill will toward the man who had cheated him.
儘管發生過那麼多事，老漁夫對欺騙他的人仍然沒有懷恨在心。
- resentment
more about brooding over unfair treatment; ill will can be more immediate
- animosity
stronger, more formal, suggests active dislike or hostility
- spite
implies a desire to hurt or annoy the other person, which ill will does not necessarily include
- forgiveness
the decision to stop feeling angry toward someone
- understanding
a willingness to see the other person's point of view
文法句型
bear [someone] ill will
feel/have ill will against [someone]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (LINGERING RESENTMENT): this sense is triggered by a specific recent action, not by long‑standing past events. Very common in the negative pattern 'bear/hold/feel no ill will' to deny that one is angry.
常見錯誤
3. a general unfriendly or hostile attitude toward someone, shown through words or
敵意；惡意
不友善的態度或言行
a general unfriendly or hostile attitude toward someone, shown through words or behaviour rather than caused by a single event
The mayor's plan was received with ill will by the local community.
市長的計畫遭到了當地社區的敵意對待。
pattern: received with ill will
Vikram could sense the ill will in the room when he walked in late.
Vikram 一走進去就感覺到房間裡的敵意。
The shopkeeper's rude tone revealed the ill will he had always felt toward the family.
店老闆粗魯的語氣透露出他對那家人始終懷有惡意。
Yuki tried to ignore the ill will that Hana showed her at every meeting.
每次開會 Hana 都對她表現出敵意，Yuki 只能盡量不去在意。
The politician's speech was full of ill will toward his political rivals.
那位政治人物的演講充滿了對他對手的敵意。
- hostility
stronger and more active — ill will can be a quiet feeling; hostility is openly shown
- animosity
similar intensity, often used in political or group contexts
- antagonism
suggests active opposition or conflict rather than just an attitude
- friendliness
a warm, open attitude toward others
- kindness
action or behaviour that shows care for others
文法句型
ill will + toward/towards [someone]
receive [something] with ill will
用法筆記
This is the broadest sense, describing a general hostile disposition rather than a specific grievance. Often shows up in descriptions of tone of voice, body language, or behaviour — not just internal feeling.