villain

villain
[ˈvɪlən]
noun
  1. a person guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness
    歹徒;恶棍;坏人
    ■the person or thing responsible for specified trouble, harm, or damage
    惹祸的人,祸首;为害者
    the industrialized nations are the real environmental villains.
    工业化国家是造成环境问题的祸首。
    ■(in a play or novel) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot
    (戏剧或小说)反面人物,反派角色
    a pantomime villain.
    哑剧反派角色。
  2. (archaic). variant spelling of villein
    (古)。 同 villein
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'a rustic, boor'): from Old French vilein, based on Latin villa (see villa)
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