adj.险恶的

英文释义

a. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.

a. Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.

a. Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.

a. Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.

词干

sinister 左边的，邪恶的，凶恶的
→ 来自古法语 sinistre，向左的，不利的，来自拉丁语 sinister，左边。词义演变来自“左”在古代 与邪恶，凶恶相联系的隐含义。比较 dextrose，右旋糖，dexterity，灵巧，灵活。