villainy

IPA/ˈvɪləni/
IPA/ˈvɪləni/

villainy — 名詞

1. behaviour that is deeply wicked, cruel, or criminal; the quality of character th

1.名詞C1
釋義

惡行

極度邪惡、殘忍的行為；反派般的品格特質

behaviour that is deeply wicked, cruel, or criminal; the quality of character that makes someone act like a villain

例句

Ada could not believe the villainy behind the factory's cover-up.

Ada 無法相信工廠掩蓋真相背後的惡行。

collocation: villainy behind [something]

The villainy of the smuggling ring shocked even seasoned detectives.

走私集團的惡行甚至讓經驗豐富的警探都感到震驚。

villainy as subject; villainy of [group]

常見搭配
  • acts of villainy
  • pure villainy
  • the villainy of [someone/something]
同義詞
  • wickedness

    broader; covers moral badness in both character and actions, more common in everyday speech

  • evil

    more general and powerful; used across all contexts for the darkest moral failures

  • depravity

    more formal; emphasises a corrupted moral state, often with a sense of disgust

  • iniquity

    old-fashioned and literary; typically used for systemic unfairness rather than individual acts

反義詞
  • virtue

    behaviour showing high moral standards

  • goodness

    the quality of being morally good or kind

文法句型

villainy + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Typically uncountable. Refers to the quality or pattern of behaviour, not a single bad act.

常見錯誤

He is a villainy.
He is a villain.
'villainy' is the behaviour, not the person.

同根字

  • villain
    名詞B2
  • villainous
    形容詞C1
  • villainously
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • acts of villainy

常用片語

  • pure villainy
  • sheer villainy

介系詞搭配

  • villainy of
  • villainy behind