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the evil of [something]
They discussed the evil of corruption.
他们讨论了腐败的邪恶。
邪恶；恶；罪恶
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
邪恶；恶；罪恶
The quality of being morally wrong; moral badness or wickedness.
They discussed the evil of corruption.
他们讨论了腐败的邪恶。
道德上的恶；邪恶；恶意；与善相对的力量或行为
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
道德上令人反感的行为
morally objectionable behavior
损害生物幸福或剥夺其任何利益的事物；对有感知能力的生物造成任何形式痛苦的事物；伤害；损害；恶作剧。
Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
造成伤害、破坏或不幸的事物
that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; - Shakespeare
The story is about the battle between good and evil.
这个故事是关于善与恶的斗争。
AI contextual example
He believed that evil was a force in the world.
他相信邪恶是世界上的一种力量。
AI contextual example
Many religions teach that evil is a result of human choices.
许多宗教教导说，邪恶是人类选择的结果。
AI contextual example
the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones
人所做的恶行会留存于世；而善行常常与他们的尸骨一同被埋葬
WordNet
They discussed the evil of corruption.
他们讨论了腐败的邪恶。
He was punished for doing evil.
他因作恶而受到惩罚。
常作为固定搭配，表示善恶对立。
The story explores the conflict between good and evil.
这个故事探讨了善恶之间的冲突。
Not this
He is an evil.
Use this
He is evil.
名词'evil'通常不可数，表示抽象的'邪恶'；表示人时应用形容词'evil'，即'He is evil'。错误句子将'evil'当作可数名词指人，不符合英语习惯。
Not this
The evilness of the action was obvious.
Use this
The evil of the action was obvious.
'evil'本身就是名词，表示'邪恶'，无需添加后缀'-ness'。'evilness'虽然存在但不常用，且在此语境中不自然，应直接使用'evil'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
善与恶
The story explores the eternal struggle between good and evil.
这个故事探讨了善与恶之间的永恒斗争。
恶毒的目光（或迷信中的恶眼）
She gave me an evil eye when I criticized her work.
我批评她的工作时，她向我投来恶毒的目光。
必要的恶（不得不接受的事物）
Many people view taxes as a necessary evil.
许多人将税收视为一种必要的恶。
社会罪恶
Poverty is a major social evil that requires urgent attention.
贫困是需要紧急关注的主要社会罪恶。
罪恶的根源
Greed is often said to be the root of evil.
贪婪常被认为是罪恶的根源。
邪灵
The villagers believed an evil spirit haunted the forest.
村民们相信森林里住着一个邪灵。
恶毒的目光；邪眼
She gave me the evil eye when I cut in line.
当我插队时，她狠狠地瞪了我一眼。
两害相权取其轻
I dislike both candidates, but I suppose I'll vote for the lesser of two evils.
这两个候选人我都不喜欢，但我想我会投票给两害中较轻的那个。
万恶之源
Many people believe that money is the root of all evil.
许多人认为金钱是万恶之源。
邪恶获胜的唯一条件，就是好人袖手旁观。
We must fight against evil wherever it appears.
我们必须对抗任何地方出现的邪恶。
人们所做的恶行会留在身后，而善行往往随尸骨入土。
History remembers the evil that dictators commit.
历史会记住独裁者犯下的邪恶。
Use evil naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把evil倒过来拼是live，生活走向反面即为邪恶。
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No common words rhyme perfectly with 'evil' (/ˈivəl/). The listed words share the '-vil' spelling but have different vowel sounds.
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