sin·is·ter

adjective

/ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/

/ˈsɪnɪstər/

seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的
- There was something cold and sinister about him.他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。
- There is another, more sinister, possibility.还有另一种更糟糕的可能。
- We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.我们不必假设她的行为有险恶的动机。
Extra Examples
- I found his silence rather sinister.我觉得他的沉默显得有几分险恶。
- There was a sinister undertone in his words.他的话中有不祥的弦外之音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘malicious, underhand’): from Old French sinistre or Latin sinister ‘left’.

单词	sinister
释义	sin·is·ter adjective /ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/ /ˈsɪnɪstər/ seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的 There was something cold and sinister about him.他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。 There is another, more sinister, possibility.还有另一种更糟糕的可能。 We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.我们不必假设她的行为有险恶的动机。 Extra Examples I found his silence rather sinister.我觉得他的沉默显得有几分险恶。 There was a sinister undertone in his words.他的话中有不祥的弦外之音。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘malicious, underhand’): from Old French sinistre or Latin sinister ‘left’.
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