| 词汇 | villainous |
| 释义 | villainous adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/ us /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/ A villainous person or an action is evil: 邪恶的;极坏的 a villainous dictator残暴的独裁统治者 Synonyms evil nefariousformal wicked(BAD) Morally wrong and evil abhorrent abhorrently amoral amorality anomie dissipated dissolute dissolutely dissoluteness enormity nefariously nefariousness no goodidiom no more Mr Nice Guyidiom non-ethical tawdry trespass turpitude unconscionable unconscionably Related wordvillainy Examples of villainousvillainous Both characters are congenitally villainous, driven by some natural (or unnatural) inborn perversion. As the stock-market novel of the "sensational sixties" capitalized on villainous speculators, it undoubtedly continued to create typecast crooks but also stimulated spins on them. To tell good from bad paper - or the well-intentioned from the villainous among those who circulated it - became a popular plot structure. In both these films, time spent in a rural environment seems to have reminded or rekindled long dead feelings of decency and responsibility on the part of their villainous protagonists. The trouble only comes in from villainous adulteration, and from the sale of raw spirit while it is still reeking with fusel oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Standing there was a villainous looking man who looked a little embarrassed when he saw me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are both villainous and good employers, and there are good and not-so-good employees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We now have just as villainous an enemy who has got into the land and is trying to destroy our constitution and nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are all sorts of wines and other medicated articles—con-coctions of a most villainous kind, which are said to be for medicinal purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The thing is villainous enough as it stands, but it would have been even worse had he done that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By that time, they are determined and set in their villainous ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the vague allegation; the miasma of suspicion; the attribution of base motives; the designation of the unpopular as the villainous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing dark or villainous about their purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have only set off on a villainous course, and they cannot even use the language of villainy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And will he please see to it that something definite is done to stop these villainous persons, these criminally-minded persons, from carrying on their activities? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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