malign

英 [mə'laɪn] 美 [mə'laɪn]

• adj. 有害的；恶性的；有恶意的
• v. 诽谤；中伤；说坏话

英英释义

Adjective:

1. evil or harmful in nature or influence;

   "prompted by malign motives"
   "believed in witches and malign spirits"
   "gave him a malign look"
   "a malign lesion"
   

2. having or exerting a malignant influence;

   "malevolent stars"
   "a malefic force"
   

Verb:

1. speak unfavorably about;

   "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A malign tumour was found in his stomach.
   在他的胃部发现了一个恶性肿瘤。　
2. Malign fate had broken their necks, perhaps, but never their hearts.
   致命的厄运有时期断了他们的头颈，但从不曾扼杀他们的勇气。

用作动词 (v.)

1. She likes to malign innocent persons.
   她爱诋毁那些清白的人。
2. You malign a generous person when you call him a stingy person.
   当你说一个慷慨的人吝啬时，你是在诋毁他。
3. The honesty man was maligned by them.
   那个老实人被他们中伤了。
4. He can boost a person in the front, but malign him in the back.
   他会当面吹捧一个人，背后又说他坏话。

经典引文

• A poison malign Is such Borgia wine.

  出自： Longfellow

• He sounded professional, and I wondered whether perhaps I had maligned him.

  出自： G. Greene

• You're maligning all my varied professions.

  出自： L. Cody

词汇搭配

• much-maligned 被恶意中伤的; 被诽...

近反义词

【近义词】

• defame 诽谤
• slander 中伤
• smear 涂抹
• slur 诽谤
• evil 邪恶的
• accursed 可憎的
• baleful 有害的
• derogatory 毁谤的
• impute 归罪于
• cloud 云
• badmouth 诽谤
• benign 仁慈的
• speak evil of 说坏话(诽谤)...
• criticize 批评
• libel 诽谤的文字
• asperse 洒圣水
• denigrate 诋毁
• disparage 蔑视
• harmful 有害的
• hurtful 造成损害的
• damaging 有害的
• destructive 破坏性的
• negative 否定的
• injurious 有害的
• speak 讲
• of 关于
• drag through the mud 玷污
• malevolent 有恶意的
• traduce 诽谤
• malefic 恶毒的

【反义词】

• benign 仁慈的