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nefarious adj.违法的；邪恶的 (1) 他不让自己的罪恶行径给人看到。(2) 欧盟认为，英特尔利用返点促销用意恶毒。 Nefarious comes from the Latin nefas "crime, impiety." If something is nefarious, it is criminal, evil, malicious and wicked. Thinking of superheroes can help you remember the meaning of the word, but it is often used in much less exciting circumstances. News reporters investigate corrupt politicians in order to uncover the nefarious activities. And, if you don't pay for your downloaded music, you have gotten it by nefarious means.

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英 [nɪ'feəriəs] 美 [nɪ'feriəs] (1) He guarded his nefarious doings from view.(2) The EU reckons that Intel's use of such rebates was nefarious. Describe a person's actions as nefarious if they are evil or wicked. Batman and Superman are always fighting evildoers and stopping their nefarious plots. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恶毒的；不道德的 If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is wicked and immoral.   [usu ADJ n]  [LITERARY 文]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？

英语单词	nefarious
英美音标	英 [nɪ'feəriəs] 美 [nɪ'feriəs]
中文释义	adj.违法的；邪恶的
英语例句	(1) He guarded his nefarious doings from view. (2) The EU reckons that Intel's use of such rebates was nefarious.
中文例句	(1) 他不让自己的罪恶行径给人看到。 (2) 欧盟认为，英特尔利用返点促销用意恶毒。
vocabulary简明	Describe a person's actions as nefarious if they are evil or wicked. Batman and Superman are always fighting evildoers and stopping their nefarious plots.
vocabulary扩展	Nefarious comes from the Latin nefas "crime, impiety." If something is nefarious, it is criminal, evil, malicious and wicked. Thinking of superheroes can help you remember the meaning of the word, but it is often used in much less exciting circumstances. News reporters investigate corrupt politicians in order to uncover the nefarious activities. And, if you don't pay for your downloaded music, you have gotten it by nefarious means.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恶毒的；不道德的 If you describe an activity as nefarious, you mean that it is wicked and immoral. [usu ADJ n] [LITERARY 文] 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 Describe Wicked 英 Nɪ'Feəriəs] 美 Nɪ'Feriəs Adj.违法的；邪恶的 Guarded