evil eye

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌiːvl̩‿ˈaɪ/|/ˌiːvɪl-/    美 /ˌiv(ə)l̩‿ˈaɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause bad luck or injury; also, the ability to cause bad luck or injury through such a look, supposed to be possessed by some people.
    — an amulet to protect children from the evil eye.
  2. The charm used to ward off the evil eye; a nazar.
    — Isma laughed, but Hira drew her shoulders in tighter, reached out to touch the evil eye that hung on her wall and which Isma had always assumed to be merely decorative.
  3. A look conveying disapproval, envy, hostility, etc. humorous,often
    — Near-synonym: side-eye

词形变化

evil eyes plural

词源

From Middle English ivel eie (“evil eye; envy”), from Old English eage yfel, a calque of Latin oculus malus, from oculus (“eye”) + malus (“bad, evil, wicked; destructive, hurtful, injurious; unfavourable, unlucky”).
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