villain
/ˈvɪlən/noun
1
- (fem. villainess /-lənɪs/) (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot（电影、小说、戏剧中的）反面人物, 反派角色：
a pantomime villain
童话剧中的反派角色
I have played more good guys than villains.
我扮演的正面人物比反派角色多。
1.1
- Brit. informal a criminal〈英, 非正式〉罪犯：
some people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards.
有些人被持假身份证的犯罪分子欺骗过。
1.2
- the person or thing responsible for specified problems, harm, or damage惹祸的人, 为害者; 造成伤害的东西, 祸根：
the industrialized nations are the real environmental villains.
工业化国家是破坏环境的罪魁祸首。
短语
the villain of the piece
- Brit. the person or thing responsible for all of the trouble or harm in a particular situation〈英〉惹祸的人（或东西）; 造成伤害的人（或东西）; 万恶之源：
TV tends to be cast as the villain of the piece
电视往往被描绘成祸根
Holdsworth was the villain of the piece when he missed an open goal.
霍尔兹沃思在无人防守的情况下未能进球, 一下子成了比赛失利的罪魁祸首。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'a rustic， boor'）： from Old French vilein, based on Latin villa （see VILIA）.