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malign v.诽谤，中伤；a.邪恶的 malign (adj.) early 14c., from Old French maligne "having an evil nature," from Latin malignus "wicked, bad-natured," from male "badly" (see mal-) + -gnus "born," from gignere "to bear, beget," from PIE root *gn- "to bear" (see genus).malign (v.) "to slander," mid-15c., from earlier more literal sense of "to plot, to contrive" (early 15c.), from Old French malignier "to plot, deceive, pervert," from Late Latin malignare "to do maliciously," from malignus (see malign (adj.)). Related: Maligned; maligning. 【记】mal坏 + ign；音：骂咧→骂咧咧地诽谤；音：骂脸，指鼻子骂脸→中伤；【相关】benign(ben + ign) (病)良性的, (气候)良好的, 仁慈的, 和蔼的

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[mə'lain] 【英】 v. 诽谤,中伤(defame; slander; traduce);adj. 邪恶的(evil; baleful; sinister)【记】 mal(坏)+ign→坏的， 邪恶的;【同】 参考：benign(仁慈的 ) v. 诽谤; adj 恶毒的【记】mal坏, ign【参】benign(adj 良性的; 仁慈的)【反】extol(v 赞美); laud(n /v 赞美)

单词	malign
音标	[mə'lain]
解释	v.诽谤，中伤；a.邪恶的
红宝书	【英】 v. 诽谤,中伤(defame; slander; traduce);adj. 邪恶的(evil; baleful; sinister) 【记】 mal(坏)+ign→坏的，邪恶的; 【同】参考：benign(仁慈的 )
字源	malign (adj.) early 14c., from Old French maligne "having an evil nature," from Latin malignus "wicked, bad-natured," from male "badly" (see mal-) + -gnus "born," from gignere "to bear, beget," from PIE root *gn- "to bear" (see genus). malign (v.) "to slander," mid-15c., from earlier more literal sense of "to plot, to contrive" (early 15c.), from Old French malignier "to plot, deceive, pervert," from Late Latin malignare "to do maliciously," from malignus (see malign (adj.)). Related: Maligned; maligning.
不择手段背单词	v. 诽谤; adj 恶毒的【记】mal坏, ign 【参】benign(adj 良性的; 仁慈的) 【反】extol(v 赞美); laud(n /v 赞美)
趣味全助记	【记】mal坏 + ign；音：骂咧→骂咧咧地诽谤；音：骂脸，指鼻子骂脸→中伤；【相关】benign(ben + ign) (病)良性的, (气候)良好的, 仁慈的, 和蔼的

Malign V French Latin Malignus Plot Mə'Lain V.诽谤，中伤；A.邪恶的