sinister
美音:
[´sınıstə
]英音:
[´sınıstə
]adj.险恶的
难易程度:
sinister为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:sinisterness 副词:sinisterly
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sinister
/'sɪnɪstə(r); `sɪnɪstɚ/
adj
1 suggesting evil, or that sth bad may happen 邪恶的; 险恶的; 不吉祥的; 凶兆的
*a sinister motive, action, place 邪恶的动机、险恶的行动、不祥之处.
2 suggesting an evil nature 凶恶的; 阴险的
*a sinister face 凶恶的脸
* sinister looks 阴险的神情.
sinister
adj
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: sinistre, from Latin sinister 'left-handed, unlucky']
making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
there is sth/nothing sinister about sb/sth
There was something sinister about Mr Scott's death.
There is a sinister side to these events.
He was a handsome man in a sinister sort of way.
a sinister atmosphere