ma·li·cious
adjective/məˈlɪʃəs/
/məˈlɪʃəs/
- having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate
synonym malevolent, spiteful怀有恶意的;恶毒的 - malicious gossip/lies/rumours
恶毒的流言蜚语/谎言/谣言 - He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.
他幸灾乐祸地告诉我她说的那些话。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- Has someone been spreading malicious gossip?
有人散布恶意八卦吗? - There is no truth whatsoever to the malicious rumours.
这些恶意谣言毫无事实依据。 - His observations were funny without being malicious.
他的观察很有趣,但没有恶意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- rather
- malicious gossip/lies/rumours
- (computing) (of software or computer code) intended to damage somebody's computer or data files
恶意的;有病毒的 - These are nasty pieces of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and worms.
这些是令人讨厌的恶意代码,例如病毒、特洛伊木马和蠕虫。 - malicious software/applications
恶意软件/应用程序
- These are nasty pieces of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and worms.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia, from malus ‘bad’.