正面 | 19996.nefarious 英 [nɪ'feərɪəs]美 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1、abs- "away" + tract-.adj. 邪恶的;穷凶极恶的;不法的 例句: 1. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?如果不是出于某种恶毒的目的,为什么把整村人囚禁起来? nefarious 罪恶的来自拉丁语nefas,罪行,邪恶,不虔诚,ne-,无,没有,fas,公理,正义,神权,词源同fate.引申词义罪恶的,邪恶的。 nefariousnefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne- and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius, source of English nefarious.nefarious (adj.)c. 1600, from Latin nefarius "wicked, abominable, impious," from nefas "crime, wrong, impiety," from ne- "not" (see un-) + fas "right, lawful, divinely spoken," related to fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Nefariously." |
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