Vicious



GRE 蓝宝 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.残酷的, 危险的
• ［英］ adj.残酷的, 危险的 ( savage; fierce )
• ［记］ vile ( =vice邪恶的) +ious -> 邪恶的, 危险的
• ［例］ a vicious life ( 邪恶的生活) / a vicious regime ( 残暴的政权)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vicios, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, from vitium vice
• Date: 14th century
• 1. having the nature or quality of vice or immorality ; depraved
• 2. defective, faulty; also invalid
• 3. impure, noxious
• 4.
  • a. dangerously aggressive ; savage <a vicious dog>
  • b. marked by violence or ferocity ; fierce <a vicious fight>
• 5. malicious, spiteful <vicious gossip>
• 6. worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other <a vicious wage-price spiral>
• ? viciously adverb
• ? viciousness noun
• Synonyms:
  • vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, corrupt, degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence <a vicious gangster>. villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic<a villainous assault>. iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness<an iniquitous system of taxation>. nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and traditions of conduct<the nefarious rackets of organized crime>. corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations<city hall was rife with corrupt politicians>. degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition<a degenerate regime propped up by foreign powers>.

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