vile

英 [vaɪl] 美[vaɪl]
  • adj. 卑鄙的;邪恶的;低廉的;肮脏的
  • n. (Vile)人名;(英)瓦伊尔;(芬)维莱

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词态变化


比较级: viler;最高级: vilest;副词: vilely;名词: vileness;

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vile 邪恶的 evil 邪恶的
2. 谐音“歪哦、歪恶”----歪门邪道、又歪又恶。
3. evil => vile.

中文词源


vile 邪恶的

来自拉丁语vilis,便宜的,低贱的,来自PIE*wes,买,卖,词源同venal(见利忘义的)。引申词义邪恶的,可耻的。

英文词源


vile
vile: [13] The ancestral meaning of vile is ‘of low status, quality, or price, cheap, common’; its use as a general epithet of ‘horribleness’ is a secondary development. It comes via Old French vil from Latin vīlis, a word of uncertain origin. The same source has given English revile [14] and vilify [15].
=> revile, vilify
vile (adj.)
late 13c., "morally repugnant; morally flawed, corrupt, wicked; of no value; of inferior quality; disgusting, foul, ugly; degrading, humiliating; of low estate, without worldly honor or esteem," from Anglo-French ville, Old French vil "shameful, dishonorable; low-born; cheap; ugly, hideous," from Latin vilis "cheap, worthless, base, common," of uncertain origin, perhaps from PIE root *wes- (1) "to buy, sell" (see venal). Related: Vilely; vileness; vilety (early 13c.).

双语例句


1. The weather was consistently vile.
天气一直很糟糕。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The weather was really vile most of the time.
天气大部分时间都糟糕得很。

来自《权威词典》

3. Who could have carried out such a vile attack?
会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击 呢 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. This cheese smells vile.
这奶酪的气味难闻极了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Her talk was full of vile curses.
她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》