Word · Frequency #26223
malevolence
恶意;敌意;歹意
a feeling or attitude of strong ill will; the desire to harm others
- 1.
Hostile attitude or feeling.
敌意或恶意。
- 2.
wishing evil to others
对他人怀有恶意
- 3.
Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.
表现出敌意的行为。
- 4.
the quality of threatening evil
邪恶威胁的性质
恶意行为;敌意举动;凶险;不祥;敌意或恶意。;对他人怀有恶意;表现出敌意的行为。
In use
The villain's malevolence was evident in his cruel actions.
She felt a wave of malevolence from her rival's stare.
His malevolence toward strangers made him unpopular.
display/show malevolence
display 和 show 均可使用,表示表现出恶意。
His eyes displayed a deep malevolence.
他的眼神显示出深深的恶意。
act with malevolence
表示带着恶意行事。
The villain acted with pure malevolence.
这个恶棍行事纯粹出于恶意。
malevolence towards
后接 towards 或 against,表示对某人的恶意。
She felt a strange malevolence towards her former friend.
Connections
Collocations
- sheer malevolence
- 纯粹的恶意
- The attack was driven by sheer malevolence.这次袭击纯粹是出于恶意。
- malevolence towards
- 对……的恶意
- His malevolence towards his former colleagues shocked everyone.他对前同事的恶意让所有人震惊。
- an act of malevolence
- 恶意的行为
- Vandalizing the memorial was an act of malevolence.破坏纪念碑是一种恶意的行为。
- with malevolence
- 带着恶意地
- She stared at the intruder with malevolence.她带着恶意盯着闯入者。
Synonyms
- malice
- 蓄意加害的恶意;坏心肠 · 较正式,强调明确想让人受伤或失败的动机;malevolence 更书面,malice 更常用于 with malice/bear malice 等搭配。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法:male-(坏)+vol(意愿)+-ence → 怀着坏意愿,就是恶意。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学叙述、正式评论 该词通常用于正式写作或文学语境,表示深层的敌意、恶意或凶险;日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 malevolence /məˈlevələns/ 真正押韵的有 benevolence /bɪˈnevələns/(节奏相同)和 prevalence /ˈprevələns/(重音在前,但重读元音后的 /vələns/ 相同)。注意拼写相似的 excellence /ˈeksələns/、silence /ˈsaɪləns/ 虽都以 -lence 结尾,但不押韵;malevolent /məˈlevələnt/ 是形容词,末尾是 /t/ 而不是 /s/。
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