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Animus is a strong dislike or ill will toward someone. It sits very close to animosity, but it is stiffer and more Latin. You find it in serious writing, and in law when someone means a hostile aim — that a rule was made against a group on purpose. In daily talk it is rare. Though actually, some psychology books use animus for a different idea (an inner “man” side of the mind). That is not this sense.
敵意、憎惡（較文言；法律、書面常見，口語少用）
組成Taken from Latin animus: mind, spirit, feeling, wrath — the inner life, and also anger. Closely related to Latin anima (a feminine form: breath, soul).
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
animusnoun/ˈæ.nɪ.məs/
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The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
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A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
- The current row arose swiftly, sparked both by historical animus and jockeying over future power and place in Asia - and it surprised many observers in the depth of antipathy on both sides.
- However, the Republican party's anti-ESG animus has undoubtedly played a role, according to Bloy.
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lawIntention, motivation (of a legal person).
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The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
- In the Jungian model of the psyche, the male has an internalized female counterpart, the anima; while the female has an internalized masculine counterpart, the animus.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。