resent *(动词)*:对某事/某人感到怨恨、愤愤不平;认为受到了不公平对待而心生不满。
(常见搭配:resent + 名词/动名词,如 resent the criticism / resent being ignored)
/rɪˈzent/
I resent being treated like a child.
我讨厌被当成小孩子一样对待。
She resented the way her contributions were overlooked, and the feeling quietly damaged their teamwork over time.
她对自己的贡献被忽视这件事感到愤懑,这种情绪久而久之悄悄破坏了他们的团队合作。
源自拉丁语 sentire(“感受”)及其派生形式,经古法语进入英语;前缀 re- 带有“再次、反向”的色彩,逐渐发展出“重新感到(被冒犯的情绪)”之意,现代英语中主要指“因不公平而产生的怨恨/不满”。