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表示最壞的英語字首:mal

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導語:英語單詞裡面,尤其是字首部分如果出現mal的時候,一般表示“壞,惡”,下面讓我們一起認識一下這個字首吧!

表示最壞的英語字首:mal

malevolent 惡毒的;

malicious 惡毒的;

malign 誹謗;

malnourished 營養不良的;

malnutrition 營養不良;

現在大家應該清楚mal這個“偏旁部首”了吧,一般單詞開頭出現它,我們大概可以知道這個詞一般是貶義或者描述不好的東西。

  ①malevolent

Having or showing intense ill will or hatred.

Captain Ahab sees Moby Dick not simply as a whale but as a powerfully malevolent foe.

Malevolence runs deep. Malevolent enemies have bitter and lasting feelings of ill will. Malevolent racism and bigotry can erupt in acts of violence against innocent people. Malevolence can also show itself in hurtful words, and can sometimes be seen in something as small as an angry look or gesture.

我們看到,這段解釋malevolent的文字裡,還出現了很多貶義的詞彙、近義詞,ill邪惡的,hatred憎恨,foe敵人,bitter痛苦的,racism種族歧視,bigotry頑固等等,從各個維度讓我們感受malevolent這個“邪惡”的單詞。

  ②malicious

Desiring to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.

The boys didn't take the apples with any malicious intent; they were just hungry and didn't know any better.

Malicious and malevolent are close in meaning, since both refer to ill will that desires to see someone else suffer. But while malevolent suggests deep and lasting dislike, malicious usually means petty and spiteful. Malicious gossipers are often simply envious of a neighbor's good fortune. Vandals may take malicious pleasure in destroying and defacing property but usually don't truly hate the owners. Malice is an important legal concept, which has to be proved in order to convict someone of certain crimes such as first-degree murder.

這裡面出現的.跟malicious相關的近義詞也有很多: dislike厭惡,petty小氣的,spiteful懷恨的,envious嫉妒的,malice惡意。

  ③malign

To make harsh and often false or misleading statements about.

Captain Bligh of the Bounty may be one of the most unjustly maligned figures in British naval history. Malign is related to verbs like defame, slander, and libel.

The person or group being maligned is the victim of false or misleading statements, even if the maligner isn't necessarily guilty of deliberate lying. Someone or something that's frequently criticized is often said to be “much maligned,” which suggests that the criticism isn't entirely fair or deserved. Malign is also an adjective, and writers often refer to a person's malign influence. The very similar malignant, which used to be a common synonym of malign, today tends to describe dangerous medical conditions, especially cancerous tumors.

defame誹謗, libel 是法律術語,指的是書面上的誹謗,而slander指口頭上的誹謗;

malign作動詞時表示誹謗, 作形容詞表示“惡意的”。 malignant現在多用在醫學上,表示“惡性的”,例如malignant tumor惡性腫瘤。 U君提示大家,良性腫瘤一般用benign tumor來表示。

  ④malnourished

Badly or poorly nourished.

When they finally found the children in the locked cabin, they were pale and malnourished but unharmed.

Malnourished people can be found in all types of societies. Famine and poverty are only two of the common causes of malnutrition. In wealthier societies, malnutrition is often the result of poor eating habits. Any diet that fails to provide the nutrients needed for health and growth can lead to malnutrition, and some malnourished people are actually fat.

單詞malnourished表示營養不良的,而名詞一般用malnutrition,饑荒(famine)和貧窮一般是導致營養不良的原因。發達國家營養不良的人可能是由於飲食習慣不科學,有很多肥胖的人也可能是營養不良症患者。