maleficent
UK/mә'lefisnt/US
GREC2
释义
adj.
Causing harm or evil; doing wicked deeds
作恶的;有害的,邪恶的
词根拆分
词根派生male-(坏、恶)+ fic(做/造)+ -ent = "行恶的"。正好是 beneficent(行善的)的反义。迪士尼反派 Maleficent 的名字字面就是"作恶者"。
词根 fac 还连着 273 个词例句
- 1.
In the legend, a maleficent spirit cursed the entire village.
传说中,一个邪恶的幽灵诅咒了整座村庄。
- 2.
Critics called the policy maleficent, designed to hurt the poorest.
批评者称这项政策居心险恶,专门用来伤害最贫困的人。
易混词辨析
maleficent 与 beneficent——同一 fic(做)词根,前缀相反:male-(恶)vs bene-(善)。maleficent = 作恶;beneficent = 行善。也要与 malevolent 区分(malevolent 指"心怀恶意",侧重意图而非行为)。