| 释义 |
mal-
I. combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French mal, adjective, bad & mal, adverb, badly; Middle French mal bad, from Old French, from Latin malus; Middle French mal badly, from Old French, from Latin male, from malus bad — more at small
1.
a. : bad : evil
< malpractice >
b. : badly : evilly
< malodorous >
2.
a. : irregular : abnormal
< malformation >
b. : irregularly : abnormally
< malformed >
3.
a. : poor : inadequate
< maladjustment >
b. : poorly : inadequately
< malnourished >
II. combining form
or malo-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from malic (in malic acid)
: malic acid
< malamide >
< malonitrile > |