时间: 2025-04-26 05:32:45
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:2025-04-26 05:32:45
词源分析:Evil源于古英语“yfel”,其词根可能与日耳曼语族的词汇相关,表示“坏的”或“有害的”。
历史背景:该词在早期的**教文本中频繁出现,通常与罪恶和道德腐败相联系。
课本:在**的英语教材中,可能在初中或高中阶段的道德教育或文学作品中出现;在牛津和美国的教材中,可能在文学分析、道德讨论等领域出现,适合高中及以上学段。
正式与非正式语境:在正式语境中,evil常用于哲学、**讨论或文学批评中;在非正式语境中,可能用于个人交流或流行文化中。
特殊场合:在法律领域,evil可用于描述犯罪行为的性质。在心理学中,evil被用来讨论反社会人格等。
同义词:wicked, malevolent, sinful
反义词:good, virtuous, benevolent
通过以上分析,学*者可以更全面地理解和运用“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。