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美: ['ivl]
英: ['iːv(ə)l; -vɪl]
adj. 邪恶的；不幸的；有害的；讨厌的
n. 罪恶，邪恶；不幸
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 22:29:53
词源分析：Evil 源自古英语单词 "yfel"，其词根与德语 "übel" 和荷兰语 "euvel" 相近，都有“坏的”或“不好的”意思。
历史背景：这个词的使用可以追溯到公元前的古英语文献，在《圣经》中也有频繁出现，表示道德上的罪恶或罪行。
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Evil 的音标为 /ˈiːvəl/，可以通过分解音节来记忆其发音。首先注意“E”的长音，然后是“vil”的短音，结合成一个流畅的发音。
通过以上分析，你可以更全面地理解和使用“evil”这个单词。
[N-UNCOUNT] Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and that causes wicked and bad things to happen. 恶; 邪恶
例：There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.他的戏剧中总是有善与恶的冲突。
[N-UNCOUNT] Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world. 恶行
例：He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.他毕竟不能阻止世上所有的恶行。
[N-COUNT] If you refer to an evil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity. 不愉快的事; 有害的事
例：Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.提高税率虽不是件令人愉快的事，但可能是必要的。
[ADJ] If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people. 邪恶的; 凶恶的
例：...the country's most evil terrorists.…该国最凶恶的恐怖分子。
[ADJ] If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad. 伤天害理的
例：A judge yesterday condemned heroin as evil.一名法官昨天谴责海洛因伤天害理。
[ADJ] If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil. 受恶魔影响的
例：I think this is an evil spirit at work.我想这是恶魔在作祟。
[PHRASE] If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the less bad one as the lesser of two evils, or the lesser evil. 两害之中的轻者
例：People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.人们投票选他只是出于两害相权取其轻罢了。