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

malevolent：恶意的

mal-,坏的，不良的，-vol,意愿，词源同vill,voluntary.

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malevolent：恶意的

词根词缀： male-坏,错误 + -vol-自愿,意愿 + -ent形容词词尾