malignant

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a. 有恶意的, 恶性的, 有害的 [化] 恶性的

发音

US /məˈlɪɡnənt/

词形变化

malignants 复数 malignants more malignant 比较级 most malignant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

  2. 2.

    A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

    贬义 历史 废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

    malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection

  2. 2.

    Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

    医学

    malignant diphtheria

    a malignant tumor

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

benign

近义相关 1

cancerous

相关短语

malignant catarrhal fever malignant edema [医] 恶性水肿 bovine malignant catarrhal fever neuroleptic malignant syndrome

词源

From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.

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