n.[C]

1. 壞人，惡棍
2. （戲劇、小說中的）反派角色，反面人物
   He was cast as the villain in the play.

   他在戲裡扮演反面角色。

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

   孩子們一直在逗弄貓兒，這些小淘氣鬼！

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.