Word
evilness
邪恶；恶
the quality or state of being evil
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The quality or state of being evil.
邪恶的性质或状态
邪恶的性质或状态；恶的；邪恶的；有害的
In use
The evilness of his plan was clear to everyone who read it.
We were shocked by the sheer evilness of the villain's actions in the story.
She could not believe the evilness that existed in such a small community.
evilness of sth
The evilness of his heart shocked everyone.
他内心的邪恶震惊了所有人。
the evilness of sb/sth
We were all frightened by the evilness of the villain.
我们都对那个反派的邪恶感到害怕。
full of evilness
His plan was full of evilness.
他的计划充满了邪恶。
Common mistakes
He is a man full of evilness.He is a man full of evil.
evilness 是名词，表示“邪恶的性质或状态”，而 evil 可作形容词表示“邪恶的”。此处修饰名词 man 需要形容词 evil，而非名词 evilness。
There are many evilnesses in the world.There is much evilness in the world.
evilness 是不可数名词，表示抽象的邪恶性质，不能加 -s 变为复数形式，也不能用 many 修饰，应使用 much 搭配单数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- evilness of heart
- 内心的邪恶
- The villain's plot was driven by the evilness of heart.恶棍的阴谋是受其内心的邪恶所驱使的。
- evilness of sin
- 罪恶的邪恶本质
- The preacher warned the congregation about the evilness of sin.传教士警告会众要警惕罪恶的邪恶本质。
- pure evilness
- 纯粹的邪恶
- The dictator's actions were marked by pure evilness.独裁者的行为充满了纯粹的邪恶。
- utter evilness
- 极度的邪恶
- The crime revealed the utter evilness of the criminal mind.这起罪行揭示了罪犯思想中极度的邪恶。
Synonyms
- wickedness
- 邪恶，恶毒 · 语气较强，常指道德上的邪恶或恶意，多用于书面语。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象‘evil（邪恶）’加上‘ness（性质）’，evilness就是邪恶的性质。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：道德讨论、文学描写、宗教文本 通常多见于书面语，用于描述邪恶的性质或状态，较少在日常口语中使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhyming words: evenness, eagerness, easiness (stressed vowel /iː/ and following /vəlnəs/ match the target's pronunciation /'iːvəlnəs/). Sound similarity: evil (shares the initial /'iːv/ sound but has a different ending, so it does not rhyme).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.