"malice" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 惡意
• 惡毒

Definition

有意傷害他人或做壞事的願望。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Malice”多用於正式、法律或文學場合，不等同於“生氣”或“嫉妒”，一定包含傷害意圖。常見用法“with malice”（帶有惡意），口語較少見。

Examples

She acted out of malice when she broke his toy.

她是出於**惡意**才弄壞了他的玩具。

He spoke with malice in his words.

他說話中帶著**惡意**。

There was no malice in her joke.

她的玩笑裡沒有**惡意**。

You could see the malice in his eyes when he laughed.

他笑的時候，你能看到他眼裡的**惡意**。

Some online comments are just full of malice.

有些網評裡滿是**惡意**。

She denied any malice, saying it was all a misunderstanding.

她否認有**惡意**，說這只是誤會。