villain /ˈvɪlən/
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外刊例句
Governments can make the biggest difference by more widely taxing carbon emissions. But while firms benefit from nature's bounty—its water, minerals and energy—preserving it is also an act of self-interest. If they do not, the last scene of all may be what Shakespeare sums up as “mere oblivion”. Averting catastrophe could depend on whether business plays the role of hero or villain.
政府可以通過更廣泛地征收碳排放稅來實現最大的改變。但是,當公司從大自然的好處中獲益——水、礦物和能源,保護它也是一種利己行為。如果不這樣做,最後一幕可能就是莎士比亞總結的“全然遺忘”。避免災難可能取決于企業扮演的角色是英雄還是惡棍。
——《經濟學人》
基本釋義
A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.
n. 惡棍
追根溯源
現在,villain主要表示“惡棍、反派”,不再是罵人的話。而像villa和出自同一拉丁詞源的village(鄉村),基本保留了原拉丁詞中的含義。
影視例句
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