单词详解

1. n.

A. [U] 恶，邪恶 (an evil or immoral quality in someone’s character)

Can’t you tell vice from virtue? 难道你不能辨别善恶吗？

Her beauty gilds her vice. 她的美貌掩盖了她的邪恶。

Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art. 邪恶与美德是艺术家艺术创作的素材。The film ended most satisfactorily: vice punished and virtue rewarded.

这部电影的结尾皆大欢喜：邪恶受到惩治，善良得到报偿。

Idleness is the root of all vice. 怠懈是罪恶之来源。

Hypocrisy is a homage that vice pays to virtue. 伪善是恶对善的敬佩。

B. [C; U] 罪行，不道德行为 (evil or immoral behavior)

There is a lot of vice in big cities. 大城市存在许多道德败坏的行为。

Ingratitude is a despicable vice. 忘恩负义是可鄙的不道德行为。

2. adj.

副的，代替的 (next in rank to sb.)

He is the vice-president in charge of sales. 他是负责销售的副总经理。

相关词组

vice versa 反之亦然；反过来也一样

You can cruise from Cairo to Aswan or vice versa.

你可以乘船从开罗游览到阿斯旺，也可以从阿斯旺游览到开罗。

You know me better than others, vice versa. 你比所有人更为了解我，反过来也是一样。