evil

evil /'i:vl/
  • tính từ
    • xấu, ác, có hại
      • of evil repute: có tiếng xấu
      • an evil tongue: ác khẩu
      • an evil eye: cái nhìn hãm tài, cái nhìn độc địa
    • the Evil One
      • (xem) one
  • danh từ
    • cái xấu, điều ác; tội lỗi; cái (có) hại; điều tai hại, tai hoạ
      • to speak evil of someone: nói xấu ai
      • to choose the less of two evils: giữa hai cái hại chọn cái ít hại hơn
    • (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) bệnh tràng nhạc

Xem thêm: immorality, wickedness, iniquity, evilness, vicious, harmful, injurious, malefic, malevolent, malign



evil

Từ điển Collocation

evil adj.

VERBS be, look, seem | become

ADV. really, truly, very | wholly | basically, inherently, intrinsically He believes that all people are basically evil.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • morally objectionable behavior; immorality, wickedness, iniquity
  • that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
  • the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; evilness

    attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world

    adj.

  • morally bad or wrong

    evil purposes

    an evil influence

    evil deeds

  • having the nature of vice; vicious
  • tending to cause great harm; harmful, injurious
  • having or exerting a malignant influence; malefic, malevolent, malign

    malevolent stars

    a malefic force

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

evils
syn.: bad sinful wicked wrong
ant.: good virtue virtuous