| 释义 |
sinister /sinˈi-stər, formerly also sin-isˈtər/ adjective- Suggestive of threatened evil, ominous
- Malign
- Underhand
- Left or on the left side
- On the left side from the point of view of the bearer of the shield, not the beholder (heraldry), and similarly sometimes in description of an illustration, etc
- Inauspicious
- Unlucky
- Misleading (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L, left, on the left side sinisterity /-terˈ/ noun (rare) - Left-handedness
- Sinister quality
sinˈisterly adverb sinˈisterness noun sinˈisterwise adverb sinˈistral adjective - Positioned on or relating to the left side
- Turning to the left
- Left-handed
- (of flatfish) lying left side up
- (of a shell) coiled contrary to the normal way
noun A left-handed person sinistralˈity noun sinˈistrally adverb sinistrous /si-nisˈ or sinˈis-/ adjective - Inauspicious
- Sinister (obsolete)
sinˈistrously adverb |