釋義
英 [vaɪs] 美 [vaɪs]
n.
惡習; 不道德行為; (肉體的)缺陷,疾病; (文體等的)缺點,瑕疵
prep.
代替; 取代
adj.
副的; 代替的
vt.
用老虎鉗夾緊; 鉗制
示例
One of his vice is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business.
他的一個缺點就是在成功做成一筆生意後會大喝香檳而醉。
He said those responsible for offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs should be deported on conviction.
他說,那些被指控與賣淫、賭博和吸毒有關的人一旦罪名成立就應該被驅逐出境。
Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
他從來不附庸風雅。
與其他詞的區別
vice和deputy
vice和deputy雖然都有副職,二把手的意思,但vice-通常只和chairman, president 連用,而deputy 則用於其它官職,如 governor,mayor director,commissioner... 學術系統里的副職,如副教授,副研究員等則associate, 如 associate professor
vice和assistant
assistant 為名詞或形容詞, 意為“助理、助手;助理的、輔助的”(helper as in a job and is under that persons direction) 。表示技術等級或職業地 位, 側重於“幫助某人, 並處於其指導之下”之 意。