| 单词 | vice |
| 释义 | Word Frequency vice 1(vaɪs) noun 1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait 2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices 3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion 4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc smoking is his only vice 5. pathology obsolete any physical defect or imperfection 6. a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc Derived forms viceless (ˈviceless) adjective Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin vitium a defectWord Frequency vice 2 or often US vise (vaɪs) noun 1. an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws verb 2. (transitive) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice Derived forms vicelike (ˈviceˌlike) or US viselike (ˈviseˌlike) adjective Word origin C15: from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)Word Frequency vice 3(vaɪs) adjective 1. a. (prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy for b. (in combination) viceroy noun 2. informal a person who serves as a deputy to another Word origin C18: from Latin vice, from vicis interchangeWord Frequency vice 4(ˈvaɪsɪ) preposition instead of; as a substitute for Word origin C16: from Latin, ablative of vicis changeWord Frequency Vice(vaɪs) noun (in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in general |
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