Malice



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 恶意
• ［英］ n. 恶意 ( desire to do mischief; spite)
• ［例］ Bob felt a lot of malice toward his sloppy ( 邋遢的) roommate.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin malitia, from malus bad
• Date: 14th century
• 1. desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
• 2. intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse
• Synonyms:
  • ~, malevolence, ill will, spite, malignity, spleen, grudge mean the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress. ~ implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer zuoxiefelt no ~ toward their former enemiesyouxie. malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct zuoxiea look of dark malevolenceyouxie. ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration zuoxieill will provoked by a careless remarkyouxie. spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments zuoxiepetty insults inspired by spiteyouxie. malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness zuoxiea life consumed by motiveless malignityyouxie. spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent ~ zuoxieventing his spleen against politiciansyouxie. grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction zuoxienever one to harbor a grudgeyouxie.

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