Word · Frequency #15372
wickedness
邪恶；恶毒；道德败坏
the state or quality of being wicked; evil or immoral nature
- 1.
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
邪恶的状态；恶毒的性情；不道德。
- 2.
morally objectionable behavior
道德上令人反感的行为
- 3.
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
邪恶或罪恶的事物或行为；道德上恶劣或令人反感的行径。
- 4.
absence of moral or spiritual values
缺乏道德或精神价值
- 5.
the quality of being wicked
邪恶的特质
恶行；坏事；不道德的行为；邪恶的状态；恶毒的性情；不道德。；道德上令人反感的行为；邪恶或罪恶的事物或行为；道德上恶劣或令人反感的行径。；缺乏道德或精神价值
In use
The novel explores the wickedness hidden beneath the town's peaceful surface.
She was shocked by the wickedness of the scheme.
In the story, the hero fights against wickedness wherever he finds it.
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。
be full of wickedness
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。
commit wickedness
指做出邪恶的行为。
Connections
Collocations
- sheer wickedness
- 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。
- human wickedness
- 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。
- pure wickedness
- 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。
- act of wickedness
- 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。
- moral wickedness
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
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.