vice

/vaɪs/ n.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

恶习；不良嗜好；罪恶；堕落行为

释义与例句

n. 恶习；不良嗜好
a bad or immoral habit, especially one that is difficult to stop
  1. Smoking was his only serious vice.
    吸烟是他唯一严重的不良嗜好。
  2. Gambling became a vice that damaged his family life.
    赌博成了损害他家庭生活的恶习。
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  1. She joked that chocolate was her one harmless vice.
    她开玩笑说巧克力是她唯一无害的小嗜好。
n. 罪恶；堕落行为
immoral or wicked behaviour, especially when considered as a general feature of society
  1. The novel exposes the vice and corruption of city life.
    这部小说揭露了城市生活中的罪恶与腐败。
  2. The charity works with young people trapped in a life of vice.
    该慈善机构帮助那些深陷堕落生活的年轻人。
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  1. The reformers campaigned against vice in all its forms.
    改革者们发起运动，反对各种形式的罪恶行为。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 vice versa 是固定短语，意为“反之亦然”，与 vice 表示“恶习、罪恶”的名词用法无关。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • bad habit 坏习惯；不良嗜好
    bad habit 泛指不健康或不好的习惯，语气中性；vice 常含道德谴责，指吸烟、赌博等不良嗜好，也可用于较轻松的自嘲。
    Biting your nails is a common bad habit. 咬指甲是一种常见的坏习惯。
反义词
  • virtue 美德；善行
    vice 表示不道德的行为或恶习；virtue 表示良好的道德品质，传统道德语境中两者常对举。
    Patience is a virtue that every teacher needs. 耐心是每位教师都需要的一种美德。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • vise 台钳；虎钳
    vise 是“台钳”的美式拼写；英式英语中台钳也拼作 vice，但表示“恶习、罪恶”时英美均用 vice。
    He held the metal firmly in a vise before cutting it. 切割前，他把金属牢牢夹在台钳里。
常见搭配
  • a minor vice 小毛病；无关紧要的不良嗜好
    An occasional sweet treat is a minor vice he is happy to accept. 偶尔吃点甜食是他乐于接受的一个小嗜好。
  • a life of vice 堕落的生活
    The character eventually rejects a life of vice. 这个角色最终摒弃了堕落的生活。
  • vice and corruption 罪恶与腐败
    The investigation revealed a network of vice and corruption. 调查揭露了一个罪恶与腐败交织的网络。