evil

evil
adjective
  1. profoundly immoral and malevolent
    邪恶的
    his evil deeds.
    他的恶行。
    no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption.
    没有人坏得无可救药。
    ■(of a force or spirit) embodying or associated with the forces of the devil
    （势力，鬼怪）代表邪恶势力的；与邪恶势力有关的
    we have been driven out of the house by this evil spirit.
    我们被这个坏蛋从屋里赶了出来。
    ■harmful or tending to harm
    有害的；易造成伤害的
    the evil effects of high taxes.
    高税收的负面影响。
    ■(of something seen or smelt) extremely unpleasant
    （看见或闻到的东西）使人极不舒服的；臭的；难闻的
    a bathroom with an ineradicably evil smell.
    有一股难以去除怪味的浴室。
noun
  1. [mass noun]profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force
    邪恶；罪恶；堕落
    the world is stalked by relentless evil.
    世界充满着无情的邪恶。
    good and evil in eternal opposition.
    永远对立的善与恶。
    ■[count noun]a manifestation of this, especially in people's actions
    罪恶；恶行
    the evil that took place last Thursday.
    上个星期四发生的恶行。
    ■[count noun]something which is harmful or undesirable
    丑恶现象；弊端
    sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils.
    性别歧视、种族歧视以及其他社会丑恶现象。
常用词组
the evil eye
  1. a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to cause material harm
    恶毒眼光（按照迷信的观点，这样的眼光会使人遭受实质性的伤害）
    he gave me the evil eye as I walked down the corridor.
    我经过走廊时他恶毒地看了我一眼。
the Evil One
  1. (archaic)the Devil
    (古)魔王
put off the evil day (或 hour)
  1. postpone something unpleasant for as long as possible
    尽量拖延不做令人不快的事
speak evil of
  1. slander
    讲…的坏话；诽谤；中伤
    it is a sin to speak evil of the king.
    诽谤国王是一种罪过。
派生
evilly
adverb
evilness
noun
语源
  1. Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German übel
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