n.[C]

1. 坏人，恶棍
2. （戏剧、小说中的）反派角色，反面人物
   He was cast as the villain in the play.

   他在戏里扮演反面角色。

3. 【口】顽童，小淘气
   The children have been teasing the cat, the little villains!

   孩子们一直在逗弄猫儿，这些小淘气鬼！

4. 【英】【口】罪犯

n.

1. a wicked person or a person guilty of a crime.
   ▸(in a play or novel) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
2. archaic variant spelling of villein.