After all the Latin word sinister means left, and in English sinister has kept its ominous meaning.
毕竟在拉丁语中“邪恶”这个词也意味着“左侧”，所以在英语中这个词还保持着它不幸的含义。
"The Anyuanding affair is so sinister and damaging, it appears that the public security authorities were left with little choice but to intervene and investigate," Mr. Xu said.
“安元鼎事件是如此邪恶和极具破坏性，似乎公共安全局仅留下了一丁点选择权，那就是干涉和调查。”许如是说。
I looked out of the corner of my left eye at a sinister sky.
我从左眼眼角看过去，那灾难性的天空。
The shelters lured you in, put you off, and wore you down, with a sinister plan to palm off the mangiest, least desirable dogs they had left.
这些收容所先引诱你进入，设法让你动心，然后把你拖住，运用一种阴险的计谋，将那些长满疥癣的、没人会看上眼的狗儿卖给你。
In some countries, the left hand is bad luck because the Latin word for "left" means "sinister".
有一些国家认为左手是恶运之手，因为在拉丁语中，左边有凶兆邪恶的意思。
The sinister atmosphere of the place left an indelible imprint on my memory.
此处不祥的氛围在我的记忆中刻下了不可磨灭的印记。
The sinister atmosphere of the place left an indelible imprint on my memory.
此处不祥的氛围在我的记忆中刻下了不可磨灭的印记。
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