[每日] rancor (n) 仇恨
Word of the Day (Thursday January 22, 2009)
rancor \RANG-ker\, noun:
Pronunciation: http://ppt.cc/nyWq
bitter resentment or ill will; extreme hatred or spite
The day quickly degenerated into rancor as Palestinians and Jews
staged competing protests and Arab participants were accused of
harassing Jewish delegates.
-- Rachel L. Swarns, New York Times, 2001-08-31
He called for unity after years of partisan rancor and division.
-- Alec MacGillis, The Sydney Morning Herald, 2008-01-22
c 1225, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancorem "rancidness,
grudge, bitterness," from Latin rancere "to stink."
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