/ˈi:vl ||; ˈivḷ/adj
morally bad; causing trouble or harming people 邪恶的;有害的;坏的:
In the play Richard is portrayed as an evil king.在戏里,理查德被刻画成一个邪恶的国王。
evil²
/ˈi:vl ||; ˈivḷ/noun
[C,U] a force that causes bad or harmful things to happen 邪恶的势力;邪恶:
The play is about the good and evil in all of us.这出戏探讨人类的善与恶。Drugs and alcohol are two of the evils of modern society.吸毒和酗酒是现代社会的两大祸害。the lesser of two evils→LESSER