nefarious
英[nɪ'feərɪəs]
美
- adj. 邪恶的;穷凶极恶的;不法的
中文词源
nefarious 罪恶的
来自拉丁语nefas,罪行,邪恶,不虔诚,ne-,无,没有,fas,公理,正义,神权,词源同fate.引申词义罪恶的,邪恶的。
英文词源
- nefarious
- nefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne- and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius, source of English nefarious.
- nefarious (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin nefarius "wicked, abominable, impious," from nefas "crime, wrong, impiety," from ne- "not" (see un-) + fas "right, lawful, divinely spoken," related to fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Nefariously.
双语例句
- 1. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?
- 如果不是出于某种恶毒的目的,为什么把整村人囚禁起来?
来自辞典例句
- 2. My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.
- 我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的.
来自电影对白
- 3. He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.
- 因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当,所以人人都惧怕他.
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- 4. Godalhi and Koon pooled their resources in the capture of nefarious criminals.
- 在克隆人战争爆发前,孔曾被派往泰斯追捕海盗.
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- 5. The gifts of the earth were put only to nefarious uses.
- 大地的赐予全被用去造孽.
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