词汇 | evil |
释义 | evil adjective uk /ˈiː.vəl/ us /ˈiː.vəl/ B2 morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant: 道德败坏的;邪恶的,恶毒的;讨厌的 an evil dictator邪恶的独裁者 These people are just evil.这些人太恶毒了。 a bad person, action, etc. badA very bad man is getting what he deserves. evilHe was an evil dictator who murdered his own people. wickedRapunzel was trapped inside a tower by a wicked witch. awfulShe was truly awful to him through their entire marriage. terribleHe was a terrible husband. If the weather or a smell is evil, it is very unpleasant.天气或气味讨厌的;令人不舒服的;令人作呕的 The film was about an evil genius who wanted to control the world.那部电影讲的是一个想要控制全世界的恶魔的故事。 She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.她得到了一个魔法护身符,可以驱鬼避邪。 I don't believe that human beings are innately evil.我不相信人类是天生邪恶的。 This evil, cold-hearted killer confessed that he often drugged his victims before he killed them. In the 'Harry Potter' films, does the evil wizard, Voldemort, ever actually appear? Morally wrong and evil abhorrent abhorrently amoral amorality anomie dissipated dissolute dissolutely dissoluteness enormity nefariousness no goodidiom no more Mr Nice Guyidiom non-ethical obscene trespass turpitude unconscionable unconscionably unethical You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Serious and unpleasant Idiomthe evil eye evil noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈiː.vəl/ us /ˈiː.vəl/ B2 something that is very bad and harmful: 邪恶(之事);罪恶(行为);祸害;灾祸 Each new leader would blame his predecessor for all the evils of the past.每个新上任的领导人都会把过去所有的弊病全都归罪于他的前任。 Drug addiction is one of today's great social evils.吸毒成瘾是当今社会的一大罪恶。 lesser of two evilsFor the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser of two evils (= the less unpleasant of two bad choices). good and evilthe battle between good and evil善与恶的较量 Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.主教说,贫穷和无知给我们当今社会带来极大的危害。 Frank subscribed firmly to the belief that human kindness would overcome evil.弗兰克坚信人类的善良能够战胜邪恶。 She was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment of evil.她被报纸描述为邪恶的化身。 You should never meddle with the powers of evil. His new book is a gruesome tale of evil, deceit and murder. Morally wrong and evil abhorrent abhorrently amoral amorality anomie dissipated dissolute dissolutely dissoluteness enormity nefariousness no goodidiom no more Mr Nice Guyidiom non-ethical obscene trespass turpitude unconscionable unconscionably unethical Idiomgive someone evils evil | American Dictionaryevil noun[ C/U ] us/ˈi·vəl/ the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type: [ U ]a contest between good and evil eviladjectiveus/ˈi·vəl/ an evil ruler Examples of evilevil That is to say, without evil and suffering many of us would not be who we are. An inductive inference is then made to the conclusion that certain instances, types, groups, or patterns of evils are gratuitous. Of more moment is that there much more moral evil than is needed for the purpose of realizing the good of there being free persons. The real evils of this method are more fundamental. Men's instinctive reaction was to legislate the evil out of existence. This claim is then used to support the conclusion that a free-will defence cannot provide a satisfactory (partial) account of the existence of evil. These passions, properly speaking, produce good and evil and proceed not from them, like the other affections. There are many silly, corrupt, or evil practices that would "cease to exist" if the participants did not generally comply with certain putative norms. It was not for nothing that his conservative opponents spoke of him as a ' very evil man '.! However, if the person is not obliged at that time under that circumstance, the act is not evil. The complexity of history thus undermines evidential arguments from evil that begin with our observations of evils that appear to be gratuitous. Most attacks grew out of charges of administrative cor ruption, which contemporaries saw as one of the greatest evils of their day. 5 are prohibited, they are seen as a lesser evil than /tl/ onsets. So, whilst the outcomes in cases such as the two presented here are not perfect, they are the lesser of two evils. In the absence of any viable alternative, most secular women chose the lesser of two evils: the state. See all examples of evil 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. Collocations withevilevilThese are words often used in combination with evil. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ancient evil This portal would bring an ancient evil into the backwaters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. chaotic evil They possess a strong charisma that attracts other chaotic evil creatures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. existence of evil This claim is then used to support the conclusion that a free-will defence cannot provide a satisfactory (partial) account of the existenceofevil. 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. See all collocations with evil |
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