villain

'vilәn

Collins 1

n. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

n. 坏人, 恶棍
[法] 歹徒, 恶棍, 恶徒

Collins 星级

8,549

BNC 频率

7,948

使用频率

villain 来自拉丁语 villanus，意为“农庄的仆人”。可以将其拆分为 vill（村庄）和 ain（表示某种状态），联想到与乡村生活相关的角色，反派往往与社会底层有关。

例句

1. The villain in the movie tried to take over the world.

电影中的坏人试图征服世界。

2. Every good story needs a villain to create conflict.

每个好故事都需要一个反派来制造冲突。

3. The hero finally defeated the villain and saved the city.

英雄最终打败了反派，拯救了城市。