nefarious
/nɪˈfeərɪəs/adjective
- (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal(尤指动作或行为)恶毒的, 邪恶的, 罪恶的:
the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates.
有组织犯罪的辛迪加的罪恶行径。
派生词
nefariously
adverbnefariousness
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin nefarius, from nefas, nefar- 'wrong' (from ne- 'not' + fas 'divine law') + -OUS.