| 单词 | malevolent |
| 释义 | malevolent (once / 2360 pages) adj If someone is malevolent, they wish evil on others. If you find yourself approaching someone with a malevolent look in her eye, best to run the other way. Malevolent comes from the Latin word malevolens, which means "ill-disposed, spiteful"; its opposite is benevolent, which means "wishing good things for others." A malevolent person might display satisfaction at someone else's problems. But it's not only individuals who can be malevolent. If you think that television violence influences viewers to violence, you see television as a malevolent force. The stress is on the second syllable: muh-LEV-uh-lent. WORD FAMILYmalevolent: malevolence, malevolency, malevolently+/malevolence: malevolences USAGE EXAMPLES“His actors unfold the drama in their very appearances and, as the chic and malevolent plot thickens, so do their various attitudes.” New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) And then there’s “malevolent resistance . . . when the devil inspires nasty intentions often dressed as lambs.” Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) This in turn will, Irons explains, allow his malevolent mastermind to eradicate free will and thereby cure humanity’s penchant for violence. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1adj wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred a gossipy malevolent old woman failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful Syn malicious having the nature of or resulting from malice 2adj having or exerting a malignant influence malevolent stars Syn evil, malefic, malign maleficent harmful or evil in intent or effect |
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