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- evil in nature or effect; malevolent邪恶的, 恶毒的：
she had a strong and malign influence.
她有着强大的邪恶影响。
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- archaic (of a disease) malignant〈古〉（疾病）恶性的, 致命的。
with obj.
- speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner诬蔑, 中伤：
don't you dare malign her in my presence.
不许你当我的面说她坏话。
派生词
maligner
nounmalignity
/məˈlɪgnɪtɪ/ nounmalignly
adverb词源
Middle English: via Old French maligne (adjective)， malignier (verb)， based on Latin malignus 'tending to evil'， from malus 'bad'.