• adj. 惡毒的；有惡意的；壞心腸的

mal-,壞的，不良的，-vol,意愿，詞源同vill,voluntary.

malevolent (adj.)

c. 1500, from Middle French malivolent and directly from Latin malevolentem (nominative malevolens) "ill-disposed, spiteful, envious," from male "badly" (see mal-) + volentem (nominative volens), present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Related: Malevolently.

1. Why are they so malevolent to me?

他們為什么對我如此惡毒?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. We must thwart his malevolent schemes.

我們決不能讓他的惡毒陰謀得逞.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.

她目光狠毒，唇緊抿。

來自辭典例句

4. Brasi glared at her, malevolent, insanity stamped on his face.

布拉西瞪著她, 兇神惡煞,真像瘋子.

來自教父部分

5. The cat stared at him from its corners, malevolent and unblinking.

貓在角落里看著他, 眼睛一眨不眨,懷有惡意.

來自辭典例句