| 单词 | nefarious |
| 释义 | nefarious adjective formaluk/nəˈfeə.ri.əs/us/nəˈfer.i.əs/(especiallyofactivities)morallybad: （尤指活动）邪恶的，不道德的The company'sCEOseemsto have beeninvolvedin some nefariouspractices/activities.公司主管看来曾牵涉一些罪恶勾当。 Synonyms evil villainous Morally wrong and evil
Examplesofnefariousnefarious The body is a particular area of concern : the claim that in postmodernity the body is infinitely malleable is particularlynefariousfor old people. From theCambridge English Corpus Under these circumstances the physician does not lend a false mantle of respectability tonefariousdeeds. From theCambridge English Corpus In the 1950s and 1960s, a number of laboratory studies cemented the view that social influence hasnefariousconsequences on otherwise rational individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus But reports from reliable sources suggest that its real purpose was morenefarious. From theCambridge English Corpus Or consider what thenefariousconcepts of public, public outcry, and public opinion mean in these accounts. From theCambridge English Corpus He also followed a similar key element of utilitarianism, the consequentialist principle, in his analysis to determine whether luxury is desirable ornefarious. From theCambridge English Corpus However well-intentioned, all of these reforms hadnefariouseffects because of improper implementation and insufficient mobilisation of external financial resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Both biotic and abiotic factors control the distribution of these fascinating andnefariousticks. From theCambridge English Corpus Abstaining from research or to limit the findings of research at the risk of having the results used fornefariouspurposes is to do a greater harm. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the closer the potential criminal comes to committing anefariousdeed, the more confident we can be about the prediction that he or she will commit the crime. From theCambridge English Corpus The blood test here was not a useful probative tool but an almostnefariousattack on the child that would leave him or her forever uncertain of his parentage. From theCambridge English Corpus Burgess provides an allegory on the brainwashing power of recorded music: that in the wrong ' ears', it can invoke anti-social behaviour, stimulatenefariousacts, provide pleasure but also pain. From theCambridge English Corpus Wheelclamping for a release fee is an industry which, if not regulated strictly, will attractnefariousand devious operators wanting to make easy money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesenefariousplans have increasingly been coming from above. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We all know that, occasionally, the odd character happens on a charity and exploits it in his ownnefariousinterests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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