maliciously
maliciously — 副詞
1. when someone acts from a deliberate intention to hurt another person, damage the
惡意地
懷有惡意地行事
when someone acts from a deliberate intention to hurt another person, damage their reputation, or cause trouble for them.
Theo maliciously spread a false rumor about his teammate right before the final match.
Theo 在決賽前惡意散布關於隊友的假謠言。
modifies 'spread' — deliberately harmful act
Someone had maliciously deleted the entire project folder from the shared drive at work.
有人惡意刪除了公司共用硬碟裡整個專案資料夾。
modifies 'deleted' — harmful sabotage
The email was written to sound polite, but it was maliciously designed to embarrass the new intern.
那封信寫得看似客氣，實則惡意設計來讓新來的實習生難堪。
Neighbors believed the tree had been maliciously poisoned with chemicals overnight.
鄰居們認為那棵樹是被人連夜惡意下毒毒死的。
Lin smiled maliciously as she watched her rival struggle with the difficult question.
Lin 看著對手為那題難題苦惱的樣子，惡意地笑了起來。
- spitefully
focuses on the desire to annoy or offend someone personally
- vindictively
implies a revenge motive — wanting to get back at someone
- cruelly
focuses on causing suffering, not necessarily with planning
- kindly
opposite — acting with warmth and care
- benevolently
formal opposite — acting with generous goodwill
文法句型
modifies a verb describing a harmful action
用法筆記
Frequently modifies verbs describing communication (spread, tell, write) or digital actions (delete, hack, upload). The adverb adds the idea that the action was done not just carelessly but with deliberate ill intent.
常見錯誤
maliciously — 形容詞
- maliciouslypositive
- more maliciouslycomparative
- most maliciouslysuperlative
1. describing a person, their words, or their actions that come from a deliberate w
惡意的
懷有惡意或敵意的
describing a person, their words, or their actions that come from a deliberate wish to harm someone emotionally, socially, or materially.
The old woman gave Lin a malicious look when he stepped onto the bus ahead of her.
Lin 搶先老婦人一步上公車時，她惡意地瞪了他一眼。
attributive: 'a malicious look' — facial expression showing ill will
Kwame's malicious comments about his colleague's accent made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
Kwame 對同事口音所做的惡意評論讓房間裡的每個人都很不自在。
attributive: 'malicious comments' — speech intended to hurt
A malicious rumor about the new teacher spread through the school in just one afternoon.
一則關於新老師的惡意謠言，只花了一個下午就在全校傳開了。
The review was full of malicious lies designed to destroy the restaurant's reputation.
那篇評論充滿了惡意的謊言，目的是要毀掉那家餐廳的名聲。
Dr. Okafor's tone was not angry but malicious, which surprised the patient.
Okafor 醫師的語氣不是生氣，而是帶有惡意，這讓病人很吃驚。
- spiteful
more personal — aimed at a specific person; slightly more informal
- vindictive
specifically motivated by a desire for revenge
- malevolent
more literary; suggests a deeper, more permanent ill will
- kind
opposite — warm-hearted and caring
- benevolent
formal opposite — generous and well-meaning
文法句型
malicious + noun
be + malicious
用法筆記
Common in attributive position before nouns like look, remark, smile, rumor, gossip, intent. The predicative form (be + malicious) typically describes a person's character or the quality of their words/actions, not a permanent personality trait.