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    malice

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mal·ice /ˈmælɪs/ noun [uncountable]  1  CRUELthe desire to harm someone because you hate them 恶意；害人之心with malice His eyes gleamed with malice. 他目露凶光。sheer/pure malice She did it out of sheer malice. 她这么做纯粹是出于恶意。 James bore her no malice (=did not feel any malice towards her). 詹姆斯对她并无恶意。2. with malice aforethought lawSCC with the deliberate intention of doing something that is against the law 〔犯罪〕蓄意地，有恶意预谋地
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    malice• Since this is such an action, the rule requiring proof of actual malice is applicable...• And, of course, that is rarely true; most of the time there is no malice.• There was no malice in his voice, no sign of rage.• There was no malice, no reproach.• We bear you no malice and hope that when you leave our valley your journey is a good one.• Then, being human, he indulges in a spurt of malice.• She saw those cold eyes turn towards her, caught a gleam of pure malice.• Hagen's voice brims with malice as he plots his revenge.bore ... malice• He was a gentleman doing his job and I bore him no malice.• Apparently the elderly Renoir bore Modigliani no malice.• The predatory spirits, on the other hand, are described as if they bore actual malice toward humans.    Origin malice (1300-1400) Old French Latin malitia, from malus “bad”
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    malice
    mal‧ice /ˈmæləs, ˈmælɪs/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Latin malitia, from malus 'bad'
    1. the desire to harm someone because you hate them
        with malice
        His eyes gleamed with malice.
        sheer/pure malice
        She did it out of sheer malice.
        James bore her no malice (=did not feel any malice towards her).
    2. with malice aforethought law with the deliberate intention of doing something that is against the law


    mal·iceBrE /ˈmælɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmælɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a feeling of hatred for sb that causes a desire to harm them 恶意；怨恨◆He sent the letter out of malice. 他出于恶意寄出了这封信。🔊🔊◆She is entirely without malice. 她完全没有恶意。🔊🔊◆He certainly bears you no malice (= does not want to harm you). 他对你一定不会有什么恶意。🔊🔊●with ˌmalice aˈforethought(law 法律) with the deliberate intention of committing a crime or harming sb （谋杀罪）有恶意预谋