hostility學測 L5KK [hɑˈstɪləti] ｜ /hɑˈstɪləti/
敵意；不友善的態度·深仇；積怨·（複數）交戰；戰事·敵視行為；挑釁之舉
常考名詞，兼具個人敵意與國際戰事雙義
You could feel the hostility in the air the moment he walked in.
他一走進來，你立刻就能感受到那股瀰漫在空氣中的敵意。
一個畫面：咬牙握拳一觸即發
咬牙瞪視壓抑怒氣，眼神帶刺
積怨已久心結多年，沒有化解
邊境交火衝突升溫，直接動手
義項
咬牙瞪視C1noun敵意；不友善的態度
His hostility toward his new coworker was clear when he refused to shake her hand.
他對新同事的敵意很明顯，他甚至不願跟她握手。
open hostilityhostility towards
積怨已久C1noun深仇；積怨
The hostility between the two brothers has continued for many years.
這對兄弟之間的積怨已經持續多年。
deep-seated hostilitygrowing hostility
邊境交火C2noun（複數）交戰；戰事
Peace talks failed, and hostilities broke out again along the border.
和談破裂，戰事又在邊境爆發。
hostilities broke outrenewed hostilities
挑釁舉動C1noun敵視行為；挑釁之舉
The customer's hostility toward the waiter shocked everyone in the restaurant.
顧客對服務生的敵視行為，讓餐廳裡每個人都很震驚。
acts of hostility
片語
open hostility公開對抗 →毫不掩飾的敵意
hostilities broke out戰火爆發 →戰事忽然爆發
a sense of hostility敵意瀰漫 →隱約感受到敵意
你會不會這樣說？
He showed open ___ toward his coworker. (hostility / hostile)
看答案
hostility
hostility 是名詞、hostile 是形容詞，此空格需要名詞。
'Peace talks failed, and hostilities broke out again along the border.' 這裡的 hostilities 最接近下列何者？(A) 敵意的感覺 (B) 交戰的行動
看答案
(B)
複數形 hostilities 特指實際交戰行動，而非單純敵意的感受。
字族
hostile 敵對的；懷有敵意的