villainess
/vil-uh-nis/US // ˈvɪl ə nɪs //
女恶棍,小人,恶棍,坏蛋
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a villainous woman.
Examples
In the past, her character has tended toward the two-dimensional: the chilly villainess.
Jackson was cast as the villainess—the “mastermind” of this whole bloated controversy.
Able to convey a sinister, menacing presence without going over-the-top villainess?
And the heart-beats were not calmed, for Marise recognised the contralto tones of Miss Marks, the villainess of her dream.
If the villainess were a blonde, the gallery would take her for the heroine, and things would get terribly mixed.
She had a faint accent, which made her sound like a tiny, skinny Bond villainess.
Of course these matters may be important—if the lady is the villainess, for instance.
Thus we took up our parts of (alleged) villain and villainess.
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