ma·lev·o·lent /məˈlevələnt/ adjectiveadj formal BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSa malevolent person wants to harm other people 有恶意的;恶毒的 SYN evil OPP benevolentmalevolent look/stare/smile etc He gave her a dark, malevolent look. 他阴险恶毒地看了她一眼。
—malevolence noun [uncountableU]
—malevolently adverbadv