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the wickedness of (sb/sth)
表示某人或某事物的邪恶本质。
The wickedness of the dictator shocked the world.
这位独裁者的邪恶震惊了世界。
邪恶；恶毒；道德败坏
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邪恶；恶毒；道德败坏
the state or quality of being wicked; evil or immoral nature
The wickedness of the dictator shocked the world.
这位独裁者的邪恶震惊了世界。
邪恶的状态；恶毒的性情；不道德。
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
道德上令人反感的行为
morally objectionable behavior
邪恶或罪恶的事物或行为；道德上恶劣或令人反感的行径。
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
缺乏道德或精神价值
absence of moral or spiritual values
The novel explores the wickedness hidden beneath the town's peaceful surface.
这部小说探讨了小镇平静表面下隐藏的邪恶。
She was shocked by the wickedness of the scheme.
她被这个计划的恶毒所震惊。
In the story, the hero fights against wickedness wherever he finds it.
故事中，主人公无论在哪里发现邪恶都会与之斗争。
表示某人或某事物的邪恶本质。
The wickedness of the dictator shocked the world.
这位独裁者的邪恶震惊了世界。
描述某人内心或某处充满邪恶。
His heart was full of wickedness.
他的心中充满了邪恶。
指做出邪恶的行为。
They committed great wickedness against innocent people.
他们对无辜人民犯下了巨大的邪恶罪行。
Not this
He is a wickedness person.
Use this
He is a wicked person.
中文学习者可能将“wickedness”与形容词“wicked”混淆。“wickedness”是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词“wicked”来修饰人。
Not this
He acted wickedness.
Use this
He acted wickedly.
“wickedness”是名词，不能用作状语修饰动词。动词后应使用副词“wickedly”来表示“邪恶地”。中文学习者可能受中文翻译影响，误将名词用作副词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
十足的邪恶
The villain's plan showed sheer wickedness.
这个恶棍的计划显示出十足的邪恶。
人性的邪恶
The novel explores the depths of human wickedness.
这部小说探讨了人性邪恶的深处。
纯粹的邪恶
His actions were driven by pure wickedness.
他的行为是由纯粹的邪恶驱动的。
邪恶行为
They committed an act of wickedness that shocked the village.
他们犯下了令全村震惊的邪恶行为。
道德败坏
The preacher condemned the moral wickedness of the age.
牧师谴责这个时代的道德败坏。
邪恶是善良的人编造出来的神话，用来解释领袖身上那种奇特的吸引力。
Taken from Oscar Wilde's 'Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young,' this line treats 'wickedness' as a myth rather than a real quality.
这句话出自奥斯卡·王尔德的《给年轻人的短语与哲学》，把“邪恶”视为一种神话，而非真正的品质。
Use wickedness naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记成wicked（邪恶的）+ness（名词后缀）；联想童话里女巫的灯芯（wick）点燃邪火，邪恶本质由此而来。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious or moral discussion、literary writing、formal speech wickedness 是一个比较正式、偏书面的词，多用于文学、宗教或道德讨论中；日常口语里较常用 evil 或 badness。它带有严肃的道德评判意味，使用时通常指严重的邪恶行为或品性。
The words above all end in the suffix -ness, pronounced /nəs/. Only sickness and thickness rhyme with each other; wickedness /ˈwɪkədnəs/ does not rhyme exactly with any of them because it has an extra /əd/ syllable before -ness. Weakness looks similar to sickness but has the long vowel /iː/ instead of /ɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.