English Dictionary

sinister

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪnɪstə/

形容詞

古語 廃用

Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister). / Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm. / (archaic) Of the left side.

日本語の意味

不吉な / 凶兆の / 不運な / 非正当な（特に “bar sinister” の文脈で） / 邪悪な、または邪悪に見える / 潜む危険や害を示唆する / （古語で）左側の

The old manor cast a sinister shadow over the village every evening, making even the bravest neighbors speak in whispers.

古い屋敷は毎晩村に不吉な影を落とし、最も勇敢な隣人でさえささやき声で話すようになった。

意味（1）

Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

All the several ills that visit earth, Brought forth by night, with a sinister birth.

意味（2）

Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.

sinister influences

意味（3）

(archaic) Of the left side.

my Mothers bloud Runs on the dexter checke, and this ſiniſter Bounds in my fathers:

意味（4）

(heraldry) On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.

意味（5）

(obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

Nimble and sinister tricks and shifts.

more sinister （ comparative ）

most sinister （ superlative ）