| 单词 | schadenfreude |
| 例句 | schadenfreude nounWORD NOTE schadenfreude Derived from the German words for harm and pleasure, it means the joy we sometimes cannot help but experience when we hear about another's misfortune. The downfall of an enemy, scandals involving our least favorite celebrities. •She felt a certain schadenfreude when she read the bad reviews of Madonna's children's book. How thrilling that there should be a single word that not only describes a highly complex, uncharitable, and (one hopes) relatively rare psychological state, but also one which very few people will even admit to feeling. There should be more words like that. Realestateenvy, for one. — FPConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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