pantomime villain

名词 n.
英 /ˈpæn.təˌmʌɪm ˈvɪl.jən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who has become a designated villain, often seen as cartoonishly villainous; someone people "love to hate". UK,countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — The pantomime villain of British politics has exited stage right - leaving for a third and presumably final time, with the crowd booing. [...] From the moment of his appointment, Sir Gavin's third act in government irritated colleagues. After a divisive tenure as chief whip, difficult time as defence secretary and deeply troubled time as education secretary. Bluntly, he is unpopular.
  2. A character archetype in pantomime entertainment. UK,countable,uncountable
    — In contrast, the best of the Pantomime villains are even entitled to misbehave, overact, and be disdainful of the audience.

词形变化

pantomime villains plural
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