sinister

Word family nounsinisteritysinisternesssinistralityadverbsinisterlysinisterwisesinistrallysinistrouslyadjectivesinistralsinistroussinister

sin·is·ter /ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ adjectiveadj

BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSmaking you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen 不祥的，凶兆的；阴险的；邪恶的

there is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something

There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death.

斯科特先生的死有点蹊跷。

There is a sinister side to these events.

这些事件有邪恶的一面。

He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way.

他英俊的外貌中带着一点阴险。

a sinister atmosphere

不祥的气氛

Examples from the Corpus

sinister• The First Couple looks sleazy and careless but not necessarily sinister.• Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.• Daffy keeps reappearing to Richard as a ghost, unstoppably loquacious and with a joviality that turns increasingly sinister.• The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.• Their presence was all the more sinister amidst the approaching thunder of anticlericalism.• As I gazed on this incongruous tableau, however, the scene gradually took on a more sinister aspect.• Not even a sinister black cat, but a large and lazy-looking tabby.• A sinister figure lurked in the shadows.• There may be more sinister forces at work behind the scenes.• a sinister laugh• The drawing style is rough and abrasive, the heavy blacks underlining the sinister plotting of Silver and his renegades.• Some might say it's a sinister way to spend your time.

Origin sinister

(1400-1500) Old French sinistre, from Latin sinister “left-handed, unlucky”

词汇	sinister
释义	sinister Word family nounsinisteritysinisternesssinistralityadverbsinisterlysinisterwisesinistrallysinistrouslyadjectivesinistralsinistroussinister sin·is·ter /ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjectiveadj BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSmaking you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen 不祥的，凶兆的；阴险的；邪恶的 there is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. 斯科特先生的死有点蹊跷。 There is a sinister side to these events. 这些事件有邪恶的一面。 He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way. 他英俊的外貌中带着一点阴险。 a sinister atmosphere 不祥的气氛 Examples from the Corpus sinister• The First Couple looks sleazy and careless but not necessarily sinister.• Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.• Daffy keeps reappearing to Richard as a ghost, unstoppably loquacious and with a joviality that turns increasingly sinister.• The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.• Their presence was all the more sinister amidst the approaching thunder of anticlericalism.• As I gazed on this incongruous tableau, however, the scene gradually took on a more sinister aspect.• Not even a sinister black cat, but a large and lazy-looking tabby.• A sinister figure lurked in the shadows.• There may be more sinister forces at work behind the scenes.• a sinister laugh• The drawing style is rough and abrasive, the heavy blacks underlining the sinister plotting of Silver and his renegades.• Some might say it's a sinister way to spend your time. Origin sinister (1400-1500) Old French sinistre, from Latin sinister “left-handed, unlucky”
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