| 单词 | evil eye |
| 释义 | evil eyeSEE SYNONYMS FOR evil eye ON THESAURUS.COM nouna look thought capable of inflicting injury or bad luck on the person at whom it is directed. the power, superstitiously attributed to certain persons, of inflicting injury or bad luck by such a look. Origin of evil eyebefore 1000; Middle English, Old English OTHER WORDS FROM evil eyeevil-eyed, adjectiveWords nearby evil eyeevidential, evidentiary, evidently, evil, evildoer, evil eye, evil-minded, Evil One, evil twin, evince, evincive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for evil eyeBritish Dictionary definitions for evil eyeevil eye noun the evil eyea look or glance superstitiously supposed to have the power of inflicting harm or injury the power to inflict harm, etc, by such a look Derived forms of evil eyeevil-eyed, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with evil eyeevil eye The power to cause injury or misfortune, as in The tomatoes died shortly after planting—I must have an evil eye. The source of this expression is the ancient superstitious belief that some individuals could inflict harm on others simply by looking at them. Today the term is generally used figuratively or ironically, as above, and also in the form give someone the evil eye, which means “glare malevolently at someone.” For example, Helen gave his cat the evil eye, hoping it would stay out of her garden. [Late 1300s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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