enmity

enmity, amity

• the bloody crimes committed by the japanese invaders during the second world war incurred out enmity.
  日本侵略者在二次世界大战期间犯下的血腥罪行使我们感到愤恨。
• i don't understand why they always harbour enmity against their neighbouring country.
  我不明白为什么他们总是对他们的邻国怀有敌意。

• despite the peace talks，there is no amity at all between the warring countries．
  尽管举行了和谈，交战两国之间毫无友谊可言。
• the amity between these two friends is indestructible.
  这两个朋友之间的友谊是牢不可破的。

名词 enmity:

1. a state of deep-seated ill-will
   同义词：hostility, antagonism
2. the feeling of a hostile person
   同义词：hostility, ill will

1. He felt great enmity towards his brother.
   他对他弟弟满怀敌意。
2. They are at enmity with each other.
   他们彼此不和。

en.mi.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 en.mi.ties
Deep-seated, often mutual hatred.
敌意，仇恨：根深蒂固的，常为相互的仇恨

来源：
Middle English enemite
中古英语 enemite
from Old French enemistie
源自 古法语 enemistie
from Vulgar Latin *inimocit3s
源自 俗拉丁语 *inimocit3s
from Latin inimocus [enemy] * see enemy
源自 拉丁语 inimocus [敌人] *参见 enemy

<参考词汇><同义词>enmity,hostility,antagonism,animosity,rancor,antipathy,animusThese nouns refer to the feeling or expression of deep-seated ill will.
这些名词指根深蒂固的恶意的感情或表述。
Enmity is hatred such as might be felt for an enemy:
Enmity 是种诸如对敌人所怀有的憎恨：
例句：
The wartime enmity of the two nations subsided into mutual distrust when peace finally came.
当和平最终来临时这两个民族间战时的敌意消退为彼此的不信任。

Hostility implies the clear expression of enmity, as in the form of belligerent attitudes or violent acts:
Hostility 指仇恨的清楚表述，如以好战态度或暴力行为的形式表露出来的敌视：
例句：
.If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man`s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
.如果我们能够读懂我们敌人的内心私史，我们就会在每个人的生活中找到足够的悲伤和痛苦来消释所有的敌意. （亨利·瓦兹沃斯·朗费罗）。

Antagonism is hostility that quickly results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness:
Antagonism 是那种迅速导致积极抵制、反对或争议性的敌意：
例句：
antagonism between the liberal and conservative elements of the party.
党内自由势力和保守势力之间的对抗。

Animosity is angry ill will that often triggers the taking of rancorous or punitive action:
Animosity 是种常引发采取恶毒或惩罚行为的愤怒的恶意：
例句：
tried to overcome his animosity toward governmental control.
试图克服他对政府控制的憎恶积怨。

Rancor suggests the harboring of hatred and resentment typically traceable to past grievances that have led to a desire for revenge:
Rancor 指心怀憎恨和怨艾，常可追溯到已过去的哀伤而引出复仇的渴望：
例句：
parting without rancor.
毫无积怨地分手。

Antipathy is deep-seated aversion or repugnance:
Antipathy 是根深蒂固的厌恶及强烈的反感：
例句：
a deep antipathy to social pretension.
对社会虚荣做作的深深反感。

Animus is ill will of a distinctively personal nature,often based on one`s prejudices or temperament:
Animus 是带有明显个人本性的不良意愿，常基于一个人的偏见或性情基础上：
例句：
an inexplicable animus against intellectuals.
对知识分子的莫名其妙的恶意