malware

/ˈmælweə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmælwer/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmal-ˌwer/ (ame, mw)

malware — noun

1. a type of harmful computer program that is created to secretly damage a computer

1.名詞B2
釋義

a type of harmful computer program that is created to secretly damage a computer, steal personal information, or cause problems with how a system runs.

例句

Mei-Lin's laptop slowed down after she accidentally downloaded malware from a fake software site.

collocation: download malware — often through deceptive links

The IT team found malware hidden inside a document that Kwame received by email.

同義詞
  • virus

    a specific type of malware that can copy itself and spread to other computers

  • spyware

    malware designed to secretly collect information about a user's activities

  • Trojan horse

    malware that looks like a harmless program but causes damage once opened

文法句型

uncountable noun — takes singular verb (malware is / was)

often used with 'a piece of' or 'a type of' for countable reference

用法筆記

Malware is an uncountable noun, so it cannot be used with 'a' or 'many' (❌ 'a malware' / ✅ 'a piece of malware'). Common verbs paired with malware include download, install, remove, detect, and spread.

常見錯誤

❌My computer has many malwares.
✅My computer has a lot of malware.
💡malware is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌I downloaded a malware from a website.
✅I downloaded some malware from a website.' or 'I downloaded a piece of malware from a website.
💡use 'some' or 'a piece of' with uncountable nouns.