sinister

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sin·is·ter /ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjective  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSmaking you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen 不祥的，凶兆的；阴险的；邪恶的there is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. 斯科特先生的死有点蹊跷。 There is a sinister side to these events. 这些事件有邪恶的一面。 He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way. 他英俊的外貌中带着一点阴险。 a sinister atmosphere 不祥的气氛

Examples from the Corpus

sinister• The First Couple looks sleazy and careless but not necessarily sinister.• Her dark eyes and evil laugh made her seem sinister.• Daffy keeps reappearing to Richard as a ghost, unstoppably loquacious and with a joviality that turns increasingly sinister.• The man was dressed in a black suit and wore dark glasses. There was something sinister about him.• Their presence was all the more sinister amidst the approaching thunder of anticlericalism.• As I gazed on this incongruous tableau, however, the scene gradually took on a more sinister aspect.• Not even a sinister black cat, but a large and lazy-looking tabby.• A sinister figure lurked in the shadows.• There may be more sinister forces at work behind the scenes.• a sinister laugh• The drawing style is rough and abrasive, the heavy blacks underlining the sinister plotting of Silver and his renegades.• Some might say it's a sinister way to spend your time.Origin sinister (1400-1500) Old French sinistre, from Latin sinister “left-handed, unlucky”

sin·is·ter adjectiveChineseSyllable  

making you something dangerous, feel that Corpus or evil,

sinister
sin‧is‧ter /ˈsɪnəstə, ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ adjectivemaking you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happen
    there is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something
    There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death.
    There is a sinister side to these events.
    He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way.
    a sinister atmosphere

sin·is·terBrE /ˈsɪnɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪnɪstər/ 🔊 adjectiveseeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen 邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的◆There was something cold and sinister about him. 他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。🔊🔊◆There is another, more sinister, possibility. 还有另一种更糟糕的可能。🔊🔊