malign

pronunciation

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  • vt.
    污蔑,诽谤
    中伤,说坏话
  • adj.
    恶性的,恶意的
    有害的

Word Origin

malign 恶性的,恶意的,有害的,诽谤,中伤

mal-,坏的,不良的,-gn,出生,词源同gene,generate.字面意思即出生就坏的,引申词义诽谤,中伤等。

Antonym

adj.

benign

Example

1. Cleopatra did supply herod with further reason to malign her in rome , however .
克里奥佩托却为此提供了另一个让herod想在罗马诽谤她的原因。
2. We still dwell in the valley of the shadow , lurk in its desolate places , peering from brambles and thickets at its mad , malign inhabitants .
我们依旧在影子的峡谷里生存,埋伏在荒凉的地方,从荆棘和丛林中凝视着,去诽谤那里的居民。
3. We have seen no reason to change that verdict . But it is now clear that neither the dodgy sex nor the dubious business history should be the main reason for italians looking back on mr berlusconi as a disastrous , even malign , failure .
我们没有任何理由来更改这个结论.但很清楚的是不论是性丑闻还是令人怀疑的商业史都不应成为人们视贝鲁斯妮卡先生为灾难的主因,即便是诽谤、失败。
4. A senior isi official , speaking on the condition of anonymity under standard practice , sharply condemned the reports as " part of the malicious campaign to malign the spy organization " and said the isi would " continue to eradicate the menace of terrorism with or without the help of the west . "
一个不愿意透漏姓名的isi高级官员称:严肃的批判了这份报告“很多恶意的行为义在诽谤间谍组织“并且说:isi将”不管有没有西方的帮助我们都要根除这个恐怖组织的威胁”
5. Films nearly always depict big business as malign .
电影几乎总是把大公司描绘成恶性的。

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