black hat
noun[C]
uk/ˈblæk ˌhæt/us/ˈblæk ˌhæt/someone in aparticularsituationwho isactingformorallybadreasons, or something thatshowswho thispersonis:
坏人Thegroupisconsideredkindof ablackhatin theconsultingbusiness.在咨询行业里，这个群体被看作是一群坏人。
In adysfunctionalorganization, it is oftenimpossibletotellwho arewearingtheblackhats, and who arewearingthewhitehats.在一个功能失调的组织中，往往分不清谁是坏人，谁是好人。
ahacker(= apersonwho gets intocomputersystemswithoutpermission)who does this forcriminalorbadreasons:
（电脑）黑客Blackhatsarehighlymotivated. There's a lot ofmoneyatstake.黑客们积极性很高。这里面涉及到很多钱。
Compare
white hat
- After Watergate, Republicans wereseenas theblackhatsof thecampaignbusiness.
- "That's theproblemwith mostcopshows," heexplains. "It's theblackhat,whitehatthing."
- In the earlydaysblackhatswerelow-renthackers,workingfromhome.
- Wewanttobringthefringeelementsof thehackingcommunityonboard, andsteerthem away from being "blackhats" - themalicioushackersresponsibleforwebsitedefacement andsecuritybreaches.
Morally wrong and evil
- abhorrent
- amoral
- amorality
- anomie
- antichrist
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dissolutely
- dissoluteness
- enormity
- no more Mr Nice Guyidiom
- non-ethical
- obscene
- obscenely
- obscenity
- turpitude
- unconscionable
- unconscionably
- unethical
- unprincipled
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