root of all evil

短语

词形变化

roots of all evil 复数 roots of all evil

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that is perceived to be a root cause of all the world's evil.

    idleness is the root of all evil, lust is the root of all evil

词源

Genericized in other phrases from money is the root of all evil.

来源：wiktionary