Strife is angry trouble between people or groups — not one short argument, but fighting that goes on. It can mean actual violence (a country with years of civil strife, where groups attack each other) or it can mean bitter conflict without any hitting at all: a family torn by strife over money, strife inside a political party. The key is that the two sides are set against each other and it does not stop quickly.

Strifestrife is是 angry trouble生氣的紛爭 between people or groups在人與人或團體之間 — not one short argument不是一次短短的爭吵 but而是 fighting that goes on持續不斷的爭鬥 It它 can mean可以指 actual violence真正的暴力 (a country with years of civil strife一個經歷多年內亂的國家 where groups attack each other裡面各派互相攻擊) or或者 it它 can mean也可以指 bitter conflict without any hitting at all完全沒有動手、但很尖銳的衝突 a family torn by strife over money一個因為錢而鬧得四分五裂的家庭 strife inside a political party政黨內部的紛爭 The key重點 is是 that the two sides兩邊 are set against each other互相對立 and而且 it它 does not stop quickly不會很快就停下來

This is a formal, rather literary word. You will meet it far more in newspapers, history books, and the Bible than in speech. A news report says 'ethnic strife' or 'industrial strife' (= long fights between workers and bosses); a friend telling you about a fight at home would say 'my parents keep arguing', never 'there is strife at my house'.

This這 is是 a formal, rather literary word一個正式、偏文學性的字 You你 will meet it far more會更常看到它 in newspapers, history books, and the Bible在報紙、歷史書和聖經裡 than比 in speech在口語裡多 A news report一則新聞報導 says會說 'ethnic strife'「ethnic strife」（種族衝突） or或 'industrial strife'「industrial strife」 (= long fights between workers and bosses)(意思是勞資之間長期的抗爭) a friend一個朋友 telling you about a fight at home跟你講家裡吵架的事 would say會說 'my parents keep arguing',「我爸媽一直在吵架」 never絕不會說 'there is strife at my house'.「我家裡有strife」

It is also uncountable — you say 'a lot of strife', not 'a strife' or 'three strifes'. One place it does live in ordinary speech is the fixed phrase 'without strife' or, much more common, the set expression you meet in older writing and hymns.

It它 is also也是 uncountable不可數的 — you你 say會說 'a lot of strife',「a lot of strife」 not而不是 'a strife' or 'three strifes'.「a strife」或「three strifes」 One place唯一一個地方 it它 does live in ordinary speech還活在日常口語裡 is是 the fixed phrase固定片語 'without strife'「without strife」 or或者 much more common更常見的是 the set expression固定用語 you meet in older writing and hymns你在較舊的文章和聖詩裡會遇到的

Australians, though, use 'strife' loosely to mean plain trouble: 'he's in strife with his boss' = he's in trouble. That use is normal there and odd elsewhere.

Australians澳洲人 though不過 use 'strife' loosely把「strife」用得比較鬆散 to mean plain trouble意思就是普通的麻煩 'he's in strife with his boss'「he's in strife with his boss」 = he's in trouble意思是他跟老闆之間有麻煩 That use這種用法 is是 normal there在那裡很正常 and而 odd elsewhere在其他地方就顯得奇怪