malignant
英 [m?'l?gn?nt]
美[m?'l?gn?nt]
- adj. [医] 恶性的；有害的；有恶意的
- n. 保王党员；怀恶意的人
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中文词源
malignant 恶性的
来自malign,恶性的，恶意的，-ant,形容词后缀。特别用于指恶性肿瘤。
英文词源
- malignant (adj.)
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. She developed a malignant breast tumour.
- 她长了一个恶性的乳房肿瘤。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Alexander got a malignant slander.
- 亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He was died of a malignant tumour.
- 他死于恶性肿瘤.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It takes ten years or more for a benign polyp to turn malignant.
- 良性息肉转为恶性要经过10年或更长的时间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He said that we were evil, malignant and mean.
- 他说我们既邪恶又恶毒，还非常卑鄙。
来自辞典例句