Malignant



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 恶毒的, 充满恨意
• ［英］ adj. 恶毒的, 充满恨意的 ( very malevolent or malicious)
• ［例］ The malignant appearance of the old house frightened us.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Late Latin ~-, malignans, present participle of malignari
• Date: circa 1545
• 1.
  • a. obsolete malcontent, disaffected
  • b. evil in nature, influence, or effect ; injurious
  • c. passionately and relentlessly malevolent ; aggressively malicious
• 2. tending to produce death or deterioration zuoxie~ malariayouxie; especially tending to infiltrate, metastasize, and terminate fatally zuoxiea ~ tumoryouxie
• ? ~ly adverb

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