"vice" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恶习
• 缺点

Definition

Vice 指一种有害的坏习惯或不道德的行为，比如赌博、吸烟或撒谎。它也常指一个人明知不好却还是喜欢做、难以戒掉的事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

在泛指时常作不可数名词，如 'Gambling is a vice.'；谈论某人的具体坏毛病时可作可数名词，如 'We all have our vices.'。它比 'bad habit' 更正式，也更带有道德批评色彩。不要和表示“副职”的前缀 'vice-' 混淆，如 'vice president'。

Examples

Smoking was once seen as a common vice.

吸烟曾被看作一种常见的**恶习**。

He said chocolate was his only vice.

他说巧克力是他唯一的**嗜好坏习惯**。

Gambling can become a dangerous vice.

赌博可能变成一种危险的**恶习**。

We all have a little vice we spend too much money on.

我们都有一个会让自己花太多钱的小**嗜好坏习惯**。

Coffee is my one vice, so don't judge me.

咖啡是我唯一的**小嗜好坏习惯**，所以别评判我。

He talks like staying up late is some glamorous vice.

他说得好像熬夜是什么迷人的**恶习**一样。