| 单词 | sinister |
| 释义 | sinister —sinisterly, adv. —sinisterness, n. /sin"euh steuhr/, adj. 1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 2. bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 4. of or on the left side; left. 5. Heraldry. noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer (opposed to dexter). [1375-1425; late ME < L: on the left hand or side, hence unfavorable, injurious] Syn. 1. inauspicious, portentous. 3. unlucky. Ant. 1. benign. 3. favorable. |
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