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单词 villain
释义

villain

noun
/ˈvɪlən/
/ˈvɪlən/
Idioms
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  1. the main bad character in a story, play, etc.
    • He often plays the part of the villain.
    Wordfinder
    • anti-hero
    • baddy
    • character
    • goody
    • hero
    • love interest
    • narrator
    • protagonist
    • trait
    • villain
    Extra Examples
    • He doesn't fit the standard stereotype of a movie villain.
    • He has played villains in most of his films.
    • He wore a black cloak, like a pantomime villain.
    • The Queen in ‘Snow White’ is one of film's greatest villains.
    Topics Film and theatreb2, Literature and writingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • movie
    • pantomime
    • screen
    verb + villain
    • cast somebody as
    • play
    • catch
    phrases
    • the villain of the piece
    See full entry
  2. a person who is morally bad or responsible for causing trouble or harm
    • the heroes and villains of the 20th century
    • Industrialized nations are the real environmental villains.
    Extra Examples
    • He felt that the insurance companies were the real villains in all this.
    • She seems to have cast me as the villain in her latest emotional upheaval.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • movie
    • pantomime
    • screen
    verb + villain
    • cast somebody as
    • play
    • catch
    phrases
    • the villain of the piece
    See full entry
  3. (informal) a criminal
    • The police still haven't caught the villain.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • movie
    • pantomime
    • screen
    verb + villain
    • cast somebody as
    • play
    • catch
    phrases
    • the villain of the piece
    See full entry
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘a rustic, boor’): from Old French vilein, based on Latin villa.
Idioms
the villain of the piece
  1. (especially humorous) the person or thing that is responsible for all the trouble in a situation
    • It’s hard to identify the real villain of the piece in this case.
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