vicious

形容词 vicious:

1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
   同义词：barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage
2. having the nature of vice
   同义词：evil
3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
   同义词：condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible
4. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
   同义词：poisonous, venomous

1. The people are held down by a vicious and repressive military regime.
   人民受著凶恶而专制的军政权的压迫。
2. Let go of me, you vicious monster!
   放开我，你这可恶的家伙！
3. The editor got his claws into the opposition in a vicious editorial.
   那个编辑在一篇社论中恶毒地攻击了反对派。
4. Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
   你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！
5. He led a vicious life.
   他过着一种堕落的生活。
6. He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.
   他用手杖恶狠狠地打了那条狗一顿。

vi.cious

adj.（形容词）
Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved.
邪恶的：具有邪恶的本质的；恶毒的、不道德的或者堕落的
Given to vice, immorality, or depravity.
品行不良的：邪恶的、不道德的或者堕落的
Spiteful; malicious:
可恶的；有恶意的：
例句：
vicious gossip.
恶意中伤的闲话

Disposed to or characterized by violent or destructive behavior.See Synonyms at cruel
凶残的或者恶毒的：倾向于残忍或破坏性行为的或以此为特点的参见 cruel
Marked by an aggressive disposition; savage. Used chiefly of animals.
凶猛的：以侵略性为特点的；野蛮的。主要用于动物
Faulty, imperfect, or otherwise impaired by defects or a defect:
有缺点的：有缺点的、有瑕疵的或被瑕疵破坏的：
例句：
a forced, vicious style of prose.
不自然且有缺点的韵文

Impure; foul.
不纯洁；恶臭的

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French vicieus
源自 古法语 vicieus
from Latin vitiôsus
源自 拉丁语 vitiôsus
from vitium [vice]
源自 vitium [恶行]

【引伸】
vi.ciously
adv.（副词）
vi.ciousness
n.（名词）