hate

hate — 名詞

1. a very strong feeling of not liking someone or something, often combined with a

1.名詞A2
釋義

憎恨

極度強烈的厭惡感

a very strong feeling of not liking someone or something, often combined with a wish to avoid or harm them

例句

David felt nothing but hate for the man who had stolen his car.

David 對偷走他車的人只有憎恨。

hate + for + [person]

Léa could not understand the hate between her two uncles.

Léa 無法理解兩個叔叔之間的憎恨。

同義詞
  • hatred

    the more common noun form for describing long-term hostility between groups or people

  • loathing

    stronger than hate, suggesting physical disgust as well as dislike

  • antipathy

    formal register; a deep-seated feeling of aversion

反義詞
  • love

    the strongest opposite emotional bond

  • affection

    milder, suggesting warmth rather than passion

文法句型

hate + for/towards

用法筆記

Uncountable — do not say 'a hate' to mean a single feeling. Usually modified by adjectives like 'pure', 'deep', or 'blind'.

常見錯誤

❌She has a hate for spicy food.
✅She has a strong dislike for spicy food.
💡'hate' as an uncountable noun sounds too strong for everyday preferences; use 'strong dislike' instead.
❌There is hate between the two teams.
✅There is hatred between the two teams.
💡the noun 'hatred' is far more common in neutral descriptions of conflict.

2. organized hostility, violence, or negative speech directed at a particular group

2.名詞B2
釋義

仇恨行為

針對特定群體的敵意言行或攻擊

organized hostility, violence, or negative speech directed at a particular group of people, often encouraged by political or social leaders

例句

Social media sites are trying harder to remove posts that spread hate.

社群媒體平台正努力移除散播仇視言論的貼文。

collocation: spread hate

The government passed new laws to punish hate crimes against minorities.

政府通過新法律來懲罰針對少數族群的仇恨犯罪。

compound: hate crimes

同義詞
  • hostility

    broader term; can describe unfriendly behaviour without the political dimension

  • bigotry

    specifically about intolerance toward a group's race, religion, or identity

反義詞
  • tolerance

    willingness to accept people from different groups

  • acceptance

    positive recognition of group differences

文法句型

hate + [crime/speech]

用法筆記

Common in fixed compounds: 'hate crime', 'hate speech', 'hate mail'. Unlike sense 1, this sense is about public, collective action rather than a private emotion.

常見錯誤

❌He committed a hate.
✅He committed a hate crime.
💡'hate' alone cannot mean a criminal act; use the compound 'hate crime'.

hate — 動詞