英语词汇“evil”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

evil

例句

adjective | noun

evilevil1 /ˈivəl/ adjective ► evil

very cruel or bad:

The men do a dance to scare away evil spirits who would harm the tribe.

He was an evil dictator who was responsible for the death of thousands of people.

► wrong

if an action is wrong, it is not good and not acceptable by society:

You took your friend’s MP3 player without telling him, and that was wrong.

➔ GRAMMAR: You cannot use wrong before a noun in this meaning. Don’t say: You've done a wrong action. Say: You've done something wrong.

► bad

if a person or what a person does is bad, that person or action is morally wrong:

Yes, he lied to me once - does that mean he is a bad person?

► wicked

very cruel or bad. Wicked is often used in stories:

The princess was locked in a tower by her wicked uncle.

► sinister

frightening, and making you feel that something bad will happen. Sinister is also often used in stories:

He had discovered a sinister plan to kill the president.

ANTONYMS ➔ see good, right1 ➔ see cruelSYNONYM CHECKEvil or wicked?Evil sounds stronger than wicked, and you use it about someone who is extremely cruel or bad, for example someone who kills or hurts a lot of people. Some people believe in evil spirits, which are spirits that harm people and can cause problems. You use wicked in fairy tales, for example when talking about witches and stepmothers.ADVERBS: evilYou can make the adjectives evil, wicked, and sinister into adverbs by using an -ly ending: He looked at her evilly. | They behaved wickedly and were punished.Wickedly is often used to show that something is funny but a little bit cruel: The movie is a wickedly funny look at how actors behave off-screen.

adjective | noun

evilevil2 /ˈivəl/ noun ► evil

a power that makes people choose to do bad things, or behavior that is very cruel or bad:

The comic book is about superheroes who guard the world against evil.

Killing someone is pure evil.

► wickedness

behavior that is very cruel or bad. Wickedness is often used in stories:

In the story, the witch is going to eat the boy, but she is punished for her wickedness by being pushed into the oven.

► sin

behavior or an action that religious rules do not allow:

I have committed many sins, but I am not a thief!

Christians believe that Jesus died to save us from our sins.

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