having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate 懷有惡意的；惡毒的 malicious gossip/lies/rumours 惡毒的流言蜚語／謊言／謠言 He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said. 他幸災樂禍地告訴我她說的那些話。
Extra ExamplesHas someone been spreading malicious gossip? 有人一直在傳播惡意的流言蜚語嗎？ There is no truth whatsoever to the malicious rumours. 惡意的謠言沒有任何真實性。 His observations were funny without being malicious. 他的觀察很有趣，但沒有惡意。
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computing 計算機 intended to damage somebody's computer or data files 懷有惡意的；惡毒的 These are nasty pieces of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and worms. 這些是令人討厭的惡意代碼，如病毒、特洛伊木馬和蠕蟲。 malicious software/applications 惡意軟件/應用程序
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia, from malus ‘bad’.