新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hostility

英  [hɒˈstɪlɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 敌意 , 敌对

    Hostility is unfriendly or aggressive behaviour towards people or ideas.

    双语例句

    例:

    The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to black and ethnic groups.

    过去的10年里,种族主义及对黑人和少数民族的敌意变得更加严重了。

    2[U 不可数名词] 反对

    Your hostility to something you do not approve of is your opposition to it.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history.

    传统主义者中有人反对这种教授历史的方法。