vicious
vicious
adjective
viciously
adverb
viciousness
noun
语源
adjective
- deliberately cruel or violent
恶毒的，恶意的；凶残的
a vicious assault.
恶意的攻击。
■(of an animal) wild and dangerous to people
（动物）凶猛的
■(figurative)serious or dangerous
(喻)严重的；危险的
a vicious flu bug.
危险的流感病害。
■(poetic／literary)immoral
(诗／文)不道德的；罪恶的
every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish.
世间的人，无论道德的还是不道德的，终将死亡。 - (archaic)(of language or a line of reasoning) imperfect; defective
(古)（语言，推理）不完善的，有缺陷的；谬误的
viciously
adverb
viciousness
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the sense 'characterized by immorality'): from Old French vicious or Latin vitiosus, from vitium 'vice'
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