| 释义 |
vice¹ /vaɪs/
n.
1. 邪恶(行为)；道德败坏(行为)，堕落(行为)
punish vice and reward virtue 惩恶奖善
vice crimes (赌博、卖淫等)伤害风化罪
Lying and cruelty are vices. 说谎和残暴都是道德败坏行为。
2. 淫乱；卖淫
a vice girl 卖淫女
3. 不良习气，恶习
She promised to abstain but practised this vice secretly. 她答应戒绝这种恶习，但仍偷偷乐此不疲。
I love drinking coffee; it's one of my vices. 我爱喝咖啡；这是我的坏习惯之一。
4. 缺点，弱点，瑕疵
The vice of his conception is that it overlooks the serious consequences. 他的想法的不足之处是忽视了严重的后果。
5. 生理缺陷，病残
6. (犬、马等家畜的)劣性，恶癖
The horse had no vices of shying and tossing. 这匹马没有烈性子，从来不惊，也不颠人。
7. 伤害性，为害性
8. [亦作 V-](英国中世纪道德剧中常由丑角扮演的)代表罪恶的角色
9. 〈俚〉= vice squad
[OFr < L vitium defect] |