亚历山大阿诺德的英文名（schadenfreude幸灾乐祸）

Word of the Day : February 5, 2022

schadenfreude

幸灾乐祸

noun [ˈʃɑd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə]

What It Means

Schadenfreude is the enjoyment obtained from the troubles of other people.

Schadenfreude 指享受他人的烦恼。

SCHADENFREUDE in Context

"A glaring subplot in all this is that Jim Harbaugh has never beaten Ohio State in five tries as the Michigan coach, a continuous source of frustration among Wolverines fans and gleeful schadenfreude in Columbus." — Mitch Stacy,The Associated Press, 21 Nov. 2021

一条明显的次要情节是， Jim Harbaugh 在担任密歇根教练时，经过五次尝试却从未击败过Ohio State ，这使 Wolverines fans 感到沮丧，而 Columbus 那边则是幸灾乐祸。

Schadenfreude was felt by many viewers when the arrogant contestant was voted off the show.

这位傲慢的选手被节目淘汰了，很多观众都很幸灾乐祸。

Did You Know?

Schadenfreude is a combination of the German nouns Schaden, meaning "damage" or "harm," and Freude, meaning "joy." So it makes sense that schadenfreude means joy over some harm or misfortune suffered by another.

Schadenfreude 是德语 Schaden（意为“damage「损害」”或“harm「伤害」”）和 Freude（意为“joy「快乐」”）组合成的。 因此，schadenfreude 的含义是对他人遭受的伤害或不幸而感到高兴。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a word for an act of rejoicing: j _ _ il _ _ _ on.

jubilation