Word · Frequency #34724
badness
/ˈbædnis/
noun
坏；恶；不良
the quality or degree of being bad or undesirable
- 1.
The quality or degree of being bad.
坏的程度或性质
坏的程度或性质；坏；恶；不良
In use
The badness of the storm surprised even the meteorologists.
She could not describe the badness of the pain she felt.
We were shocked by the badness of the road conditions.
the badness of sth
通常与定冠词the连用，表示特定事物的坏或恶劣程度。
The badness of the weather surprised us.
天气的恶劣程度令我们惊讶。
degrees of badness
可数形式，表示不同等级或类型的坏。
There are degrees of badness in moral actions.
道德行为有不同程度的恶。
in badness
抽象用法，表示在坏的方面。
He excels in badness.
他在作恶方面很擅长。
Common mistakes
I have a badness headache.I have a bad headache.
“badness” 是名词，不能用作形容词修饰名词；应改用形容词 “bad”。
He did a badness to me.He did something bad to me.
“badness” 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词连用，且通常不直接指代具体坏事；应改用 “something bad” 或 “a bad thing”。
Connections
Confusing words
- evil
- 邪恶（的） · evil指道德上的彻底邪恶，常隐含强烈贬义；badness泛指任何不良性质，语气较弱。
- wickedness
- 邪恶，恶毒 · wickedness强调恶行或坏品质的极端性，带有古雅或正式色彩；badness更通用。
Word family
- badnesses
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.