vile

词根词缀:

词根
vil= base 卑劣

devil n. 魔鬼

de 加强 + vil 卑劣 → 卑劣到极点 → 魔鬼

deviltry n. 恶行

de 加强 + vil 卑劣 + try → 卑劣的行为 → 恶行

evil n. 邪恶

e 加强 + vil 卑劣 → 十分卑劣 → 邪恶

revile v. 辱骂

re 一再 + vil 卑劣 + e → 一再做卑劣的事 → 辱骂〔别人〕

vile adj. 卑鄙的

vilify v. 诽谤

vil 卑劣 + ify 使… → 使别人成为卑劣的人 → 诽谤

villain n. 坏蛋,恶棍

vill〔= vil〕卑劣 + ain 表人 → 坏蛋,恶棍

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相关例句:

Oh, how small, how vile is man when one of his petty passions is wounded!

男人在他那狭隘的欲望受到伤害时,变得有多么渺小和卑鄙啊!

Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you.

因你所犯的罪比她们更为可憎,她们就比你更显为义。

Would you be so vile as to steal a coat from a blind man?

你难道会可耻到偷取一个盲人的外衣?

"It is a filthy and vile book", said the priest.

那是一部卑鄙龌龊的书,教士说。

You vile creature, get out of my house.

你这个卑鄙的家伙,从我家滚出去。

Oaths and vile language of any sort had always been repellent to me.

无论哪一种咒骂和卑污的语言,我一向都讨厌的。