英 [ˈsɪnɪstə(r)] 美 [ˈsɪnɪstər]
adj. 邪恶的，不祥的；<古>（纹章）（在）盾形纹章左侧的
比较级more sinister
最高级most sinister
sinister /ˈsɪnɪstə/ CET6+ TEM4
形容词 Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful. 不祥的; 险恶的
There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
他身上带有某种令她心神不宁的阴险。
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
sinister storm clouds ; a sinister smile
同义词： baleful / forbidding / menacing / minacious / minatory / ominous / threatening
on or starting from the wearer's left
bar sinister
但是受外界干扰意气用事的河南建业次年降入乙级，江湖险恶(Sinister)，江湖永远不属于诚实坦白，心地善良的人。
... dexterity n.灵巧, 机敏 sinister adj.阴险的(不幸的,左边的) gauche adj.笨拙的, 粗鲁的, 偏转的, 无礼的 ...
... God Dethroned(不好分~~既黑有死) Sinister(残忍死) Within Tpttion(女主唱哥特金属) ...
主要问题：“sinister（邪恶的） grace（优雅）”在译文中为何就倒过来变成了“优雅的邪恶”？这种倒过来的情况我在中译本的其他地方也发现了。
sinisterly 不吉祥地；邪恶地
There was something cold and sinister about him.
他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。
The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again.
更为险恶的解释是他又要在中东制造事端。
There is another, more sinister, possibility.
还有另一种更糟糕的可能。
Waltz,considered a favorite for his portrayal of a suave but sinister Nazi, says the Oscar race is not about winning.
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Who could forget the ghostly figure of Freddy Krueger: a disfigured face long razor-sharp knives flash from his fingers and his sinister way of turning the dreams of his victims into deadly nightmares.
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While most sightings turn out to be nothing more sinister than house cats, some are harder to explain.
Injured in a car accident, she unwisely hires the sinister Peter as her assistant.
Mr Levy said there was nothing sinister about his application, which is still available outside France.
SINISTER，乐队成立于1988年，当时死亡金属正在处于发展中状态。乐队最初发表了一张小样专辑，专辑售出了将近1500张，其后，一张试音带被送到许多唱片公司。最终德国的nuclearblast公司1991年与乐队签定了合同，而且一直到现在sinister还是nb旗下的主打乐队。