1560s, in reference to diseases, from Middle French malignant and directly from Late Latin malignantem (nominative malignans) "acting from malice," present participle of malignare "injure maliciously" (see malign (v.)). Earlier in the church malignant "followers of the antichrist," from Latin ecclesiam malignantum in early Church writing, applied by Protestant writers to the Church in Rome (1540s). As an adjective, Middle English used simple malign (early 14c.). Related: Malignantly.
雙語例句
1. She developed a malignant breast tumour.
她長了一個惡性的**腫瘤。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Alexander got a malignant slander.
亞歷山大受到惡意的誹謗.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. He was died of a malignant tumour.
他死于惡性腫瘤.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It takes ten years or more for a benign polyp to turn malignant.