atrocious

Compared meaning: extremely evil or wicked in character or behavior (adjective).

比较义项：极其邪恶、恶劣的（品行或行为）（形容词）。

• evil

  The strongest and most general term, describing someone's fundamental moral nature or a force of profound wrongdoing; often used for villains, intentions, or something felt to be deeply harmful to others.

  语气最强、最通用的词，形容一个人本质上的邪恶，或一种造成深重伤害的力量；常用来描述反派人物、意图，或让人觉得对他人有深重危害的事物。

  Many believe the dictator was driven by a genuinely evil desire to destroy his enemies.

  许多人认为，那位独裁者是被一种真正邪恶的欲望驱使，一心想要毁灭他的敌人。

• vile

  Focuses on the strong disgust or moral repulsion an act or person provokes, rather than sheer power; often describes behavior or acts that make people feel revulsion, and can sound slightly informal.

  重点在于某种行为或人所引发的强烈厌恶或道德上的反感，而非力量本身的强弱；常用来描述让人产生反感情绪的行为，语气略偏口语。

  Betraying his own family for money was a vile act that disgusted everyone.

  为了钱背叛自己的家人，是一种令人厌恶的行径，让所有人都感到恶心。

• atrocious 本词

  Emphasizes shocking cruelty or brutality, especially large-scale wrongdoing such as violence, crimes or war acts; common in formal or news contexts describing behavior that is horrifyingly wicked.

  强调令人震惊的残暴或凶恶，尤指暴力、罪行或战争行为等大规模的恶行；常见于正式或新闻语境，形容令人发指的恶劣行为。

  The soldiers committed atrocious crimes against innocent civilians during the war.

  战争期间，士兵们对无辜平民犯下了残暴的罪行。

Evil, vile, and atrocious can all describe deeply wrong behavior. Evil is the strongest, most general word, describing a person's bad nature, like a villain. Vile focuses on the strong disgust an act causes. Atrocious stresses shocking cruelty, often large-scale violence, common in formal writing.

这里的 evil、vile、atrocious 都可以形容道德上极其恶劣的人或行为，但语气强弱和使用场合有别。这里不比较 vile 表示令人不快、恶心（如气味、味道）的用法，也不比较 atrocious 表示很糟糕、很差（如天气）的用法。