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Malevolent Nominative Mə'Levələnt A.有恶意的,恶毒的 英 Adj 有恶意的,恶毒的(Sh Owing

单词 malevolent
音标 [mə'levələnt]
解释 a.有恶意的,恶毒的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 有恶意的,恶毒的(sh owing ill will;malicious)
【记】 male(恶)+vol(意念)+ ent→恶意的
【同】 同根词:benevolent( 好意的); volition(决择,决定)
【例】 The dictator pursued his malevolent plan.
字源 malevolent (adj.)
c.1500, from Middle French malivolent and directly from Latin malevolentem (nominative malevolens) "ill-disposed, spiteful, envious," from male "badly" (see mal-) + volentem (nominative volens), present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Related: Malevolently.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】male 坏,邪 + volent will
【相关】benevolent 慈善的,仁慈的

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