- 1惡劣的、令人作嘔的。
Vile means extremely unpleasant or disgusting - it can describe a terrible taste or smell, or it can describe a person's behavior when it's cruel and morally wrong. It's a strong word, stronger than just "bad" - calling something vile means it makes you feel real disgust.
core核心畫面
組成From Latin "vilis" (cheap, of low value) - the meaning shifted over time from "worthless" to "morally low" to "disgusting."
同家族的字
- vilifyshares the same root - to say very bad things about someone
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
vileadj/vaɪ(ə)l/
- 1
Morally low; base; despicable.
- vile accusation
- vile man
- 2
Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid; disgusting.
- I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths.
- The medicine had a vile taste and smell.
vilenoun/vaɪ(ə)l/
- 1
That which is vile; vileness.
- “I had seen those two work before—in the smoking-room the day prior to their attack on you, if I recollect it correctly, and so, knowing their methods, I am convinced that their enmity is a sufficient guarantee of the integrity of its object. Men such as they must cleave only to the vile, hating all that is noblest and best.”
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