villain
英 ['vɪlən]
美 ['vɪlən]
- n. 壞人，惡棍；戲劇、小說中的反派角色；頑童；罪犯
- n. (Villain)人名；(法)維蘭
助記提示
1. 拉丁語 villa 'country house' => villain.
2. villa 原指“農莊住宅、莊園”，而 villain 則指為 villa 的主人工作的“農奴、農民”，後來貴族由於階級優越感以及他們對農民的階級偏見，往往把意指農民、鄉下人的詞語同“愚昧、粗野、邪惡”等概念相聯係，由此含義出現了貶降。
3. 同源詞：villa, villain, village.
中文詞源
villain 惡棍來自villa,村莊，農場。其原義為村民，詞義貶義化為惡棍，無賴。
英文詞源
- villain (n.)
- c. 1300 (late 12c. as a surname), "base or low-born rustic," from Anglo-French and Old French vilain "peasant, farmer, commoner, churl, yokel" (12c.), from Medieval Latin villanus "farmhand," from Latin villa "country house, farm" (see villa).
The most important phases of the sense development of this word may be summed up as follows: 'inhabitant of a farm; peasant; churl, boor; clown; miser; knave, scoundrel.' Today both Fr. vilain and Eng. villain are used only in a pejorative sense. [Klein]
Meaning "character in a novel, play, etc. whose evil motives or actions help drive the plot" is from 1822.
雙語例句
- 1. Frank ran dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗蘭克為當地一個臭名遠揚的惡棍跑腿，幹些騙人勾當。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Frank drifted into running dodgy errands for a seedy local villain.
- 弗蘭克開始為當地一個下流的惡人跑腿做壞事。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. My first part was Captain O'Hagarty, a dastardly villain in a children's play.
- 我演的第一個角色是奧哈格蒂船長，一部兒童劇中的惡棍。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He often plays the part of the villain.
- 他經常扮演反麵人物。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He is a black villain.
- 他是一個無可救藥的惡棍.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》