Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4107
evil
邪恶；恶；罪恶
The quality of being morally wrong; moral badness or wickedness.
- 1.
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
道德上的恶；邪恶；恶意；与善相对的力量或行为
- 2.
morally objectionable behavior
道德上令人反感的行为
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; - Shakespeare
造成伤害、破坏或不幸的事物
- 5.
the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
在原则或实践上道德上错误的性质
祸害；恶事；坏事；道德上的恶；邪恶；恶意；与善相对的力量或行为；道德上令人反感的行为；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。；造成伤害、破坏或不幸的事物
In use
The story is about the battle between good and evil.
He believed that evil was a force in the world.
Many religions teach that evil is a result of human choices.
the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones
attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
the evil of [something]
They discussed the evil of corruption.
他们讨论了腐败的邪恶。
do evil
He was punished for doing evil.
Connections
Collocations
- good and evil
- 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。
- evil eye
- 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。
- necessary evil
- 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。
- social evil
- 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。
- root of evil
- 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。
- evil spirit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把evil倒过来拼是live，生活走向反面即为邪恶。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme perfectly with 'evil' (/ˈivəl/). The listed words share the '-vil' spelling but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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