spite

惡意、怨恨、記恨

He spread the rumor purely out of spite.

他純粹是出於惡意才散播那個謠言。

故意刁難、故意惹惱、欺侮

She sold the old piano just to spite her brother.

她把那台舊鋼琴賣掉，只是為了氣她哥哥。

儘管、雖然、不顧in spite of

In spite of the heavy rain, the concert went ahead.

儘管下著大雨，演唱會還是照常舉行。