rancor(名词):深仇,怨恨,积怨。指长期持有的强烈怨恨或恶意,通常源于过去的不公或伤害。
/ˈræŋ.kɚ/
He felt no rancor toward his old rival after so many years.
这么多年过去了,他对昔日的对手已经没有怨恨了。
The bitter rancor that had festered between the two families for generations finally began to dissolve when their children chose to marry.
两个家族之间积累了几代人的深仇宿怨,终于在他们的孩子决定结婚时开始化解。
rancor 源自拉丁语 rancor,意为"腐臭、陈旧的怨恨",与拉丁语动词 rancēre(发臭、腐烂)有关。这个词经由古法语 rancour 传入英语,隐喻怨恨如同腐烂之物一般在心中滋生、久久不散。英式拼写为 rancour。