sinister

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a. 不吉利的, 凶恶的, 左边的 [医] 左的

发音

UK /ˈsɪnɪstə/
US /ˈsɪnɪstɚ/
AU
IN /sɪˈnɪsʈə(ɾ)/

词形变化

more sinister 比较级 most sinister 最高级

别名

sinistre

教材释义与例句

形容词

阴险的；凶兆的；灾难性的；左边的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

  2. 2.

    Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.

    sinister influences

    the sinister atmosphere of the crypt

  3. 3.

    Of the left side.

    古体
  4. 4.

    On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

    政治 纹章
  5. 5.

    Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 9

black dark threatening ominous menacing forbidding baleful minacious minatory

近义相关 3

evil alarming sinistral

相关短语

bend sinister n. 从左上角到右下角的对角条纹, 盾纹上表示庶出的斜条 bar sinister n. 从左上角到右下角的对角条纹 baton sinister batons sinister bends sinister bars sinister per bend sinister

词源

From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).

来源：wiktionary