nefarious

英 [nɪ'feərɪəs] 美

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GRE畅通词汇

nefarious 罪恶的

来自拉丁语nefas,罪行，邪恶，不虔诚，ne-,无，没有，fas,公理，正义，神权，词源同fate.引申词义罪恶的，邪恶的。

nefarious: nefarious: [16] Latin nefās ‘sin’ denoted etymologically something that was contrary to the divine law. It was a compound noun formed from the negative particle ne- and fās ‘divine law, dictates of religion’. From it was derived the adjective nefārius, source of English nefarious.
nefarious (adj.): c. 1600, from Latin nefarius "wicked, abominable, impious," from nefas "crime, wrong, impiety," from ne- "not" (see un-) + fas "right, lawful, divinely spoken," related to fari "to speak," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Related: Nefariously.

1. Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?: 如果不是出于某种恶毒的目的，为什么把整村人囚禁起来？

2. My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.: 我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的.

3. He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.: 因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当,所以人人都惧怕他.

4. Godalhi and Koon pooled their resources in the capture of nefarious criminals.: 在克隆人战争爆发前,孔曾被派往泰斯追捕海盗.