spite
gb/spˈaɪt/ us/spˈaɪt/
B2
إنجليزي
~ 2900
rosszindulat, csak azért tesz valamit, hogy bosszantson valakit
اسم
B2
1
rosszindulat
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
in spite toward [someone]
She refused to invite him out of spite.
Csak rosszindulatból nem hívta meg.
He broke her favorite mug just to spite her.
Csak azért törte össze a kedvenc bögréjét, hogy bosszantsa.
The decision seemed motivated more by spite than by reason.
They continued the argument purely out of spite.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
She didn’t talk to him out of spite.
Rosszindulatból nem beszélt vele.
He said mean words out of spite.
Csak rosszindulatból mondott csúnya dolgokat.
She made the choice from spite.
He acted from spite, not need.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'spite' with 'despite'. 'Spite' is about a bad feeling toward someone; 'despite' means 'although'.
المعنى
Desire to harm or upset
تراكيب شائعة
out of spite
|in spite
|pure spite
|spite and malice
مرادفات
malice (A more formal term for the desire to harm others, often used in legal or serious contexts.)
|
vindictiveness (Stronger and more sustained desire for revenge than 'spite'.)
أضداد
goodwill (A friendly or kindly feeling toward others, opposite of wanting to harm them.)
مواضيع
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A bad feeling that makes you want to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
A feeling of anger or resentment that makes someone want to hurt, upset, or annoy another person, even when there is no real benefit to themselves.
فعل
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
to spite [someone]
He spread the rumor just to spite his coworker.
Csak azért terjesztette a pletykát, hogy bosszantsa a munkatársát.
She wore the dress he hated to spite him.
Csak azért vette fel azt a ruhát, amit a férfi utált, hogy bosszantsa.
They refused to help purely to spite their rivals.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
He did it to spite her.
Azért tette, hogy bosszantsa.
She said it to spite him.
Azért mondta, hogy bosszantsa.
They ignored me to spite me.
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'spite' as a verb with 'despise', which means 'to strongly dislike'. They are different.
المعنى
Deliberately hurt or annoy
تراكيب شائعة
spite someone
|spite her/him/them
|spite the boss
مرادفات
provoke (Focuses on causing a reaction, not necessarily from resentment.)
|
offend (Focuses on causing emotional hurt, not always intentional out of resentment.)
أضداد
please (To make someone happy or satisfied, opposite of hurting them intentionally.)
مواضيع
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To do something to hurt or upset someone because you are angry at them.
To deliberately hurt, offend, or annoy someone because you are angry or resentful toward them, even when it brings no advantage to yourself.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
spite
IPA
GB/spˈaɪt/
US/spˈaɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
spite (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (spite)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: spite
- Plural: spite
Verb
- Base: spite
- 3rd Person Singular: spites
- Present Participle: spiting
- Past: spited
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
spites
verb
spiting
verb
spited
verb
Core family
spiteful
adjective
spitefully
adverb
Related words
spitefulness
noun
despite
preposition B1
تعبيرات
cut off your nose to spite your face
1/kˈʌt ˈɔf jˈʊɹ nˈoʊz tə spˈaɪt jˈʊɹ fˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Hurt yourself trying to hurt others
To do something that harms you because you are angry and want to hurt someone else.
أمثلة
- Quitting your job without another one lined up is like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
- Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face just because you’re mad at him.
in spite of
1/ˈɪn spˈaɪt əv/
fixed phrase
Without being affected by
Even though something might stop you, it does not.
أمثلة
- In spite of the rain, they went for a walk.
- She succeeded in spite of many difficulties.