villain

名词 villain:

1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
   同义词：scoundrel
2. the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction
   同义词：baddie

1. I like films where the villain comes to a sticky end!
   我喜欢恶有恶报的影片！
2. The king is represented as a villain in the play.
   在这出剧中把国王刻画成一个反面人物。
3. The criminal is a murderous villain.
   那个罪犯是个穷凶极恶的暴徒。
4. At the end of the movie the villain got what was coming to him and was put in jail.
   电影的结尾，坏人被关进监狱，得到了他应有地下场。
5. The villain carried off the young girl and tied her to the railway line.
   坏蛋掳走了年轻的姑娘，把她捆绑在火车路轨上。

vil.lain

n.（名词）
A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
恶棍；流氓：邪恶或恶毒的人；恶棍
A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
反面角色：在戏剧或者小说中与主角不和的人物
also [vl.3n., v-l3n.] Variant of villein
也作 [vl.3n., v-l3n.] villein的变体
Something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil:
祸首：据说造成麻烦或弊病的物体：
例句：
poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.
贫穷是犯罪上升的原因

Obsolete A peasant regarded as vile and brutish.
【废语】 乡巴佬，粗汉：被认为低鄙和粗野的农民

来源：
Middle English vilein [feudal serf, person of coarse feelings]
中古英语 vilein [封建农奴，粗鲁的人]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *voll3nus [feudal serf]
源自 俗拉丁语 *voll3nus [封建农奴]
from Latin volla [country house] * see weik-
源自 拉丁语 volla [乡村房屋] *参见 weik-