Schadenfreude is a German word that English borrowed whole, spelling and all. It names a feeling most people know and do not love to admit: a small, private pleasure when something bad happens to someone else.

Schadenfreude is是 a German word that English borrowed whole, spelling and all一個英文整個借過來、連拼法都照搬的德文字。It它 names指的是 a feeling most people know and do not love to admit大部分人都知道、卻不太願意承認的一種感覺：a small, private pleasure小小的、私底下的快感 when when something bad happens to someone else當壞事發生在別人身上時。

The classmate who bragged fails a test, and a tiny smile appears. It does not have to be loud cruel laughter; often it is quiet, even a bit ashamed.

The classmate who bragged那個之前吹牛的同學 fails a test考試考砸了, and而 a tiny smile appears就會浮現一抹小小的笑容。It它 does not have to be loud cruel laughter不一定是大聲的殘忍笑聲；often常常 it is quiet, even a bit ashamed是安靜的，甚至還帶點不好意思。

You will meet the word in newspapers and among people who like a precise name for an awkward feeling; many speakers still just say “I shouldn’t enjoy this, but…” It became ordinary in English late in the twentieth century (an episode of The Simpsons helped).

You will meet the word你會在 in newspapers and among people who like a precise name for an awkward feeling報紙上，以及那些喜歡替尷尬感受找精確名稱的人之間遇到這個字；many speakers許多人 still just say仍然只會說 “I shouldn't enjoy this, but…”「我不該覺得爽，但是……」。It它 became ordinary in English在二十世紀晚期 late in the twentieth century變得普遍（an episode of The Simpsons helped《辛普森家庭》有一集也幫了一把）。

Though actually, having a flash of the feeling is very human. Making a habit of hoping people fall is another matter, and the word does not make that kind.

Though actually不過其實，having a flash of the feeling閃過這種感覺一下 is very human是非常人性的。Making a habit of hoping people fall把「希望別人跌倒」變成一種習慣 is another matter是另外一回事, and而 the word does not make that kind這個字並不是在講那種情況。