malevolent的词源
英文词源
- 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.
中文词源
mal-,坏的,不良的,-vol,意愿,词源同vill,voluntary.
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词根词缀: male-坏,错误 + -vol-自愿,意愿 + -ent形容词词尾