中英互译
sinister
英 /ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/美 /ˈsɪnɪstər/
基本释义
- adj.邪恶的,不祥的;<古>(纹章)(在)盾形纹章左侧的
比较级more sinister
最高级most sinister
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词语例句
邪恶的,不祥的adj.
Events began to take on a more sinister aspect.
事情开始呈现较为不祥的征兆。
When I faced difficult work, like thinking through an article idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time, for example, a more sinister screen would draw me in.
当我面对困难的工作时,比如思考一篇文章的想法,或者编辑第一百次同样的草稿,一个更邪恶的屏幕会吸引我。
- There was something cold and sinister about him.他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。来自《牛津词典》
- Even the sinister bio-mimicry of the Preying Mantis, luring unsuspecting pollinators to their death, has a beautiful symmetry to it.即使是邪恶的捕食螳螂,它用以引诱不知情者上钩的拟态,也是一个美丽的对称形态。
- The sinister Harrison tells Stella that she can keep him safe if she sleeps with Harrison and does not reveal what she has been told.阴险的哈里森告诉斯特拉,如果她与哈里森睡觉,她可以保护哈里森的安全,并且不会揭露哈里森的所作所为。
网络短语
- Sinister Six险恶六人组;邪恶六人组;罪恶六人帮
- Sinister City邪恶之城;罪恶之城;恶之城
- oculus sinister左眼
- Sinister Squashling险恶的番瓜娃娃;瓜娃娃;邪好的南瓜娃娃
- Sinister Strike险恶攻击;邪恶攻击;邪恶打击;影袭
词语扩展
adv.
sinisterly不吉祥地;邪恶地
词义分布
险恶
42.3%
阴险的
34.6%
毒辣
13.5%
凶恶的
3.8%
不阴不阳
1.9%
阴险狡诈
1.9%
灾难性的
1.9%
英英释义
- adj.threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- adj.stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
- adj.on or starting from the wearer's left
词源
- sinister来自中世纪英语sinistre("unlucky"), 来自古法语sinistra("left"), 来自拉丁语sinestra("left hand").
- sinister(凶兆的):左为凶兆的迷信英语单词sinister来自拉丁语sinister,本意是“左边的”,是dexter(右边的)的反义词。由于古代欧洲人认为左为凶兆的迷信思想,sinister进入英语后,衍生出“凶兆的,阴险的”等负面含义。 sinister:['sɪnɪstə] adj.阴险的,凶兆的,灾难性的,左边
- sinister左边的,邪恶的,凶恶的来自古法语 sinistre,向左的,不利的,来自拉丁语 sinister,左边。词义演变来自“左”在古代 与邪恶,凶恶相联系的隐含义。比较 dextrose,右旋糖,dexterity,灵巧,灵活。