sinister是什么意思_sinister怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;"a baleful look"
"forbidding thunderclouds"
"his tone became menacing"
"ominous rumblings of discontent"
"sinister storm clouds"
"a sinister smile"
"his threatening behavior"
"ugly black clouds"
"the situation became ugly"

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable;"black deeds"
"a black lie"
"his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"
"Darth Vader of the dark side"
"a dark purpose"
"dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"
"the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"

on or starting from the wearer"s left;"bar sinister"

中英词源

sinister 左边的，邪恶的，凶恶的

来自古法语 sinistre,向左的，不利的，来自拉丁语 sinister,左边。词义演变来自“左”在古代与邪恶，凶恶相联系的隐含义。比较 dextrose,右旋糖，dexterity,灵巧，灵活。

sinister: sinister: see left
sinister (adj.): early 15c., "prompted by malice or ill-will, intending to mislead," from Old French senestre, sinistre "contrary, false; unfavorable; to the left" (14c.), from Latin sinister "left, on the left side" (opposite of dexter), of uncertain origin. Perhaps meaning properly "the slower or weaker hand" [Tucker], but Klein and Buck suggest it"s a euphemism (see left (adj.)) connected with the root of Sanskrit saniyan "more useful, more advantageous." With contrastive or comparative suffix -ter, as in dexter (see dexterity).

The Latin word was used in augury in the sense of "unlucky, unfavorable" (omens, especially bird flights, seen on the left hand were regarded as portending misfortune), and thus sinister acquired a sense of "harmful, unfavorable, adverse." This was from Greek influence, reflecting the early Greek practice of facing north when observing omens. In genuine Roman auspices, the augurs faced south and left was favorable. Thus sinister also retained a secondary sense in Latin of "favorable, auspicious, fortunate, lucky."

Meaning "evil" is from late 15c. Used in heraldry from 1560s to indicate "left, to the left." Bend (not "bar") sinister in heraldry indicates illegitimacy and preserves the literal sense of "on or from the left side" (though in heraldry this is from the view of the bearer of the shield, not the observer of it).

词态变化

权威造句

1. There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system.: 这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。

2. There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.: 他身上有种邪恶的东西让她很不安。

3. There was something cold and sinister about him.: 他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。

4. There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.: 在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋.

5. In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design.: 在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋.

近反义词

evil 邪恶的

baleful 有害的

ominous 不祥的

fraudulent 欺诈的

dishonest 不诚实的

bad 坏的

corrupt 腐败的

crooked 弯曲的

wrong 错误的

forbidding 可怕的

black 黑的

accursed 可憎的

hateful 可恨的

cursed 被诅咒的

menacing 威胁的

threatening 威胁(性)的

disturbing 烦扰的

creepy (使人)毛骨悚然的...

left 左边的

malign 有害的

minacious 威吓的

minatory 威胁的

dark 黑暗的

相似短语

ventriculus sinister 左心室

ramus sinister 左支

bend sinister n. 〈纹章〉从左上角到右下角的对角条纹bend sinister盾纹上表示庶出的斜条

bar sinister n. 〈纹章〉从左上角到右下角的对角条纹

oculus sinister 【医】左眼

rami sinister 【医】左支

the bar sinister 盾牌上表示庶出的斜条

the baton sinister 盾牌上表示庶出的斜条

hatch a sinister plot 【法】图谋不轨

musculi papillaris sinister 左乳头肌

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. perhaps from root *sen- and meaning properly "the slower or weaker hand".
2. 该词本义为：left, on the left side.
3. 由于在古代占卜学中认为左边，即西边是不吉利的、不吉祥的，因为西边是日落的方向，往往象征着衰落、衰败、衰退。由此该词的含义引申为“ 不吉利的，不祥的，险恶的”。

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