sinister
英 ['sɪnɪstə]
美['sɪnɪstɚ]
- adj. 阴险的；凶兆的；灾难性的；左边的
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. 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 Hardy
- 3. on or starting from the wearer's left;
- "bar sinister"