sinister

sin·is·ter

S0429200 (sĭn′ĭ-stər)adj.1. a. Suggesting or threatening harm or evil: a sinister smile.b. Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked: a sinister conspiracy.2. a. Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous: sinister storm clouds.b. Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster: "The day has passed without any sinister accident" (John Quincy Adams).3. a. Archaic On the left side; left.b. Heraldry Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's left and the observer's right.

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[Middle English sinistre, unfavorable, from Old French, from Latin sinister, on the left, unlucky.]

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sin′is·ter·ly adv.sin′is·ter·ness n.

sinister

(ˈsɪnɪstə) adj1. threatening or suggesting evil or harm; ominous: a sinister glance. 2. evil or treacherous, esp in a mysterious way3. (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry of, on, or starting from the left side from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's right4. archaic located on the left side5. archaic (of signs, omens, etc) unfavourable[C15: from Latin sinister on the left-hand side, considered by Roman augurs to be the unlucky one] ˈsinisterly adv ˈsinisterness n

sin•is•ter

(ˈsɪn ə stər)

adj. 1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister glance. 2. evil or malevolent; base: sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable. 4. of or on the left side; left. 5. being or pertaining to the side of a heraldic shield to the left of the bearer. Compare dexter (def. 2). [1375–1425; < Latin: on the left hand or side, hence unfavorable, injurious] sin′is•ter•ly, adv. sin′is•ter•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sinister - 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"menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening, baleful, forbiddingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
	2.	sinister - 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"-Thomas Hardydark, blackevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	3.	sinister - on or starting from the wearer's left; "bar sinister"heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiessinistral - of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost"

sinister

adjective threatening, evil, menacing, forbidding, dire, ominous, malign, disquieting, malignant, malevolent, baleful, injurious, bodeful There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
good, encouraging, reassuring, calming, benign, heartening, benevolent, auspicious, propitious

sinister

adjectiveStrongly suggestive of great harm, menace, or evil:baleful, malign.

Translations

险恶的不吉祥的

sinister

(ˈsinistə) adjective suggesting, or warning of, evil. sinister happenings; His disappearance is extremely sinister. 不祥的，險惡的 不吉祥的，险恶的

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