Word of the Day : February 5, 2022

schadenfreude

幸災樂禍

noun [ˈʃɑd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə]

What It Means

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

Schadenfreude 指享受他人的煩惱。

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

一條明顯的次要情節是， Jim Harbaugh 在擔任密歇根教練時，經過五次嘗試卻從未擊敗過Ohio State ，這使 Wolverines fans 感到沮喪，而 Columbus 那邊則是幸災樂禍。

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

這位傲慢的選手被節目淘汰了，很多觀衆都很幸災樂禍。

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 是德語 Schaden（意為“damage「損害」”或“harm「傷害」”）和 Freude（意為“joy「快樂」”）組合成的。 因此，schadenfreude 的含義是對他人遭受的傷害或不幸而感到高興。

Quiz

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

jubilation

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