miscreant

• 名词，指行为不端或缺乏道德原则的人，常从事不诚实或违法的行为。

A noun referring to a person who behaves badly or lacks moral principles, often engaging in dishonest or unlawful actions.

1. Villain or unscrupulous personC1formal

   A person who lacks moral principles and behaves dishonestly or unethically.

   恶棍

   • The miscreant was caught stealing from the charity fund.
   • Local people considered him a miscreant for his shady business deals.
   • The story revolves around a clever miscreant who outwits the authorities.
   • Their leader turned out to be a miscreant with no regard for the law.

   同义词blackguardknaverascalreprobateroguescoundrelvillainwretch

   反义词heroparagonphilanthropistsaint

2. Heretic (archaic)C2formalbritish

   A person who holds beliefs contrary to established religious doctrine; an infidel.

   异端者（古语）

   • In medieval times, a miscreant could be burned at the stake.
   • The church declared the philosopher a miscreant for his heretical ideas.
   • He was branded a miscreant and exiled from the community.
   • The inquisitor sought out miscreants who defied the holy teachings.

   同义词hereticinfidelmisbelieverunbeliever