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villainy

/vil-uh-nee/US // ˈvɪl ə ni //UK // (ˈvɪlənɪ) //

恶棍,小人,恶行,恶棍行为

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural vil·lain·ies.

    • : the actions or conduct of a villain; outrageous wickedness.
    • : a villainous act or deed.
    • : Obsolete. villeinage.

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Examples

  • Satisfaction does not insist on setting up clear categories of heroism and villainy, good, and evil.

  • And anyone, real or made up, who uses the phrase “low villainy” in a sentence—that man is my hero.

  • The picture he paints, though, is one more of failed good intentions then of imperialistic villainy.

  • Its portrayal of Soviet villainy was deemed too much for domestic consumption.

  • How much more diverting to focus on the villainy of a potty-mouthed Illinois pol.

  • The fact that no thorough scoundrel ever yet confined himself to one or two pieces of villainy.

  • If underneath his villainy there are concealed the instincts of a gentleman, let him have the chance of dying like one.

  • And we, the descendants of the conquerors; we knights tolerate such villainy!

  • He has been described erroneously as a master of complicated villainy.

  • That a due rigour and restraint be laid upon the second, that villainy and knavery might not be encouraged by a law.