spite
n
1 [U] desire to hurt, annoy or offend another person; ill will 恶意; 坏心
I'm sure he only said it out of/from spite. 我肯定他说这话完全是出於恶意.
2 (idm 习语) in spite of (used as a prep 用作介词) not being prevented by (sb/sth); regardless of; despite 不顾(某人[某事物]); 不管; 尽管
They went out in spite of the rain. 尽管下著雨, 他们还是出去了.
In spite of all his efforts he failed. 他已竭尽全力, 但仍然失败了. spite, v
1 [Tn] (only used in the infinitive with to 仅用於带to的不定式中) injure, annoy or offend (sb) because of spite 恶意地伤害、 惹怒或冒犯(某人)
The neighbours play their radio loudly every afternoon just to spite us. 邻居每天下午把收音机的音量开得很大, 向我们泄愤.
2 (idm 习语) cut off one's nose to spite one's face => nose1.
Fierce wars between Native Americans and European settlers broke out.
美洲土著人和欧洲殖民者之间发生了激烈的战争。
Annie considered this was just the kind of demanding job she wanted.
安妮认为,这正是她想要的难度很大的工作。
So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. If you continue to be excited about your future, you may come to educate your parents in the same way.