Despite years of scientific rivalry, the two researchers showed no animosity when collaborating on the joint paper.
尽管多年科学竞争，两位研究者在合作撰写联合论文时没有表现出任何敌意。
Which choice best defines “animosity”?
A — Strong hostility.. “animosity” means Strong hostility..
Which word means “Strong hostility.”?
D — animosity. “animosity” means Strong hostility..
animosity — Strong hostility.. In Chinese: 仇恨；敌意.
animosity is pronounced //ˌænɪˈmɒsəti//.
Despite years of scientific rivalry, the two researchers showed no animosity when collaborating on the joint paper. (尽管多年科学竞争，两位研究者在合作撰写联合论文时没有表现出任何敌意。)
hostility, enmity, antagonism — all close in meaning to animosity (Strong hostility.).
friendship, goodwill — each the opposite of animosity (Strong hostility.).
Yes. animosity is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
anim(情绪) + -osity → 强烈情绪 → 敌意。