villain

pronunciation

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  • n.
    (小说、戏剧等中的)反面人物
    罪犯
    恶棍
    淘气鬼,顽童

Word Origin

villain 恶棍

来自villa,村庄,农场。其原义为村民,词义贬义化为恶棍,无赖。

Antonym

n.

hero

Example

1. The currency wars are about more than one villain and one victim .
货币战争不仅仅是一个恶棍同一个受害者的战争。
2. Whether you rated him a hero or a villain depended on your point of view .
你认为布莱特是个英雄还是恶棍完全取决于你自己的好恶。
3. If some villain has enough money he or she can just run a similar experiment .
如果某个恶棍有足够的钱,他(或她)就能开展同样的实验。
4. The one-eyed villain sought to obtain nuclear weapons .
这个独眼的邪恶反派妄图得到核武器。
5. Not that mitt romney the businessman was a villain .
并不是作为商人的米特罗姆尼是个恶人。

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