nefarious
FREQ #26113
a. 恶毒的, 极坏的
发音
US
/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
UK
/nɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
AU
/nɪˈfeːɹi.əs/
词形变化
more nefarious
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释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
Aliens have a nefarious connotation in many science fiction books.
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词源
From Latin nefārius (“execrable, abominable”), from nefās (“something contrary to divine law, an impious deed, sin, crime”), from ne- (“not”) + fās (“the dictates of religion, divine law”), which is related to Latin for (“to speak, to say”) and cognate to Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí, “to say”).
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