バイス

noun

vice; immorality

Refers to moral depravity or wickedness, often in contrast to virtue. Used in discussions of ethics, character, or social problems.

• 彼かれは酒さけとギャンブルのバイスに溺おぼれた。

  He indulged in the vices of alcohol and gambling.

prefix

vice-

Prefix used in titles to indicate a deputy or second-in-command, as in バイスプレジデント (vice president). Not freely productive; mainly appears in established loanwords.

See also: バイスプレジデント

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃのバイスプレジデントに就しゅう任にんした。

  He was appointed vice president of the company.