中英互译
a necessary evil
基本释义
- 必要的恶：指虽然不受欢迎但却是必要的事物或行为。
双语例句
- It is by and large a necessary evil.总的来说，这是一种必要的邪恶。
- Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.提高税率虽不是件令人愉快的事，但可能是必要的。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled government only as "a necessary evil".与此同时，本可以让每个人生活更好的政府开支却被削减了，因为人们本能地——且错误地——将政府贴上了“必定邪恶”的标签。
网络短语
- Psychopaths are a necessary evil不可避免的灾祸