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nefarious

英 [nɪ'feərɪəs] 美 [nɪ'feərɪəs]
  • adj. 邪恶的;穷凶极恶的;不法的

nefarious 中文词源


nefarious 罪恶的

来自拉丁语nefas,罪行,邪恶,不虔诚,ne-,无,没有,fas,公理,正义,神权,词源同fate.引申词义罪恶的,邪恶的。

nefarious 英文词源


nefarious
nefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne- and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius, source of English nefarious.
nefarious (adj.)
c. 1600, from Latin nefarius "wicked, abominable, impious," from nefas "crime, wrong, impiety," from ne- "not" (see un-) + fas "right, lawful, divinely spoken," related to fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Nefariously.

nefarious 双语例句


1. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?
如果不是出于某种恶毒的目的,为什么把整村人囚禁起来?

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2. My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.
我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的.

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3. He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.
因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当,所以人人都惧怕他.

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4. Godalhi and Koon pooled their resources in the capture of nefarious criminals.
在克隆人战争爆发前,孔曾被派往泰斯追捕海盗.

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5. The gifts of the earth were put only to nefarious uses.
大地的赐予全被用去造孽.

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