【突破英文词汇】bene -- good mal -- evil

1. benediction¹ /ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃən/

-- (literally, "good saying") blessing²; good wishes

Before begining his difficult journey, the young man visited his parents to receive their benediction.

在他艰难的旅程开始前，那个年轻人去探望他的父母以接受他们的祝福。

 

 

2. malediction³ /ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən/

-- (literally, "evil saying") curse

With her dying breath, Queen Dido pronounced a malediction on Aeneas and all his descendants.

狄多女王用死前最后一口气诅咒埃涅阿斯及其子孙。

 

 

3. benefactor⁴ /ˈbenəˌfæktə/

-- (literally, "one who does good") person who gives kindly⁵ aid, money or a similar benefit

The museum could not have been bulit without the gift of a million dollars by a wealthy benefactor.

要不是以为富有的捐赠人捐了100万美元，博物馆也盖不起来。

 

 

4. malefactor⁶ /ˈmælifæktə/

-- (literally, "one who does evil") offender⁷; evildoer; criminal

Shortly after the crime, the malefactor was apprehended⁸ and turned over to the police.

犯罪后不久，那个罪犯就被逮捕并且移交警方。

 

 

5. beneficiary /ˌbenəˈfɪʃi:ˌeri:/

-- person receiving some good, advantage or benefit

The sick and the needy⁹ will be the beneficiaries of your gift to the community fund.

病人与贫民将成为你对社区基金赠与的受益者。

 

 

6. malice¹⁰ /ˈmælis/

-- ill will; attention or desire to harm another; enmity; malevolence¹¹

I suspect Ronnie tripped me so that I wouldn't be able to play tomorrow. He did it not as a joke but out of malice.

我怀疑罗尼是为了让我明天无法比赛而绊倒我的。他这么做并非开玩笑，而是出于恶意。

 

 

7. malnutrition¹² /ˈmælnjuˈtriʃən/

-- bad or faulty nutrition; poor nourishment¹³

The lack of milk and fresh vegetables in the child's diet was responsible for his malnutrition.

这个小孩饮食中缺乏牛奶及新鲜蔬菜造成他营养不良。

 

 

8. maltreat /mælˈtri:t/

-- treat badly or roughly; mistreat; abuse

Two news photographers were attacked by the mob and their cameras were smashed. It is disgraceful that they were so mistreated.

两个新闻摄影者遭到暴徒攻击，他们的照相机也被砸碎。让他们遭受如此虐待，实在可耻。

 

 

9. beneficial /ˌbeniˈfiʃəl/

-- productive of good; helpful; advantageous¹⁴

Rest is usually beneficial to a person suferring from a bad cold.

休息对患重感冒的人通常是很有帮助的。

 

 

10. benevolent¹⁵ /biˈnevələnt/

-- (literally, "wishing well") disposed to promote the welfare of others; kind; charitable

A benevolent employer has a sincere interest in the welfare of his employees.

一个慈善的雇主会真诚地关心其雇员的福利。

 

 

11. malevolent¹⁶ /məˈlevələnt/

-- (literally, "wishing ill") showing ill will; spiteful

I have heard some malevolent misrepresentation of her.

我听到一些恶意曲解她的话。

 

 

12. maladjusted /ˈmæləˈdʒʌstid/

-- badly adjusted; out of harmony with one's environment

Carlo was maleadjusted in the early grades, not because of poor intelligence but because he couldn't speak English.

卡洛在上前几个年级的课程时不太适应，并非由于他不够聪明，而是因为他不会说英语。

 

1 benediction   

n.祝福；恩赐

参考例句：

• The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony.牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。
• He went abroad with his parents' benediction.他带着父母的祝福出国去了。

2 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

3 malediction   

n.诅咒

参考例句：

• He was answered with a torrent of malediction.他得到的回答是滔滔不绝的诅咒。
• Shakespeare's remains were guarded by a malediction.莎士比亚的遗骸被诅咒给守护著。

4 benefactor   

n. 恩人，行善的人，捐助人

参考例句：

• The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。
• The first thing I did, was to recompense my original benefactor, my good old captain. 我所做的第一件事, 就是报答我那最初的恩人, 那位好心的老船长。

5 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

6 malefactor   

n.罪犯

参考例句：

• If he weren't a malefactor,we wouldn't have brought him before you.如果他不是坏人，我们是不会把他带来见你的。
• The malefactor was sentenced to death.这个罪犯被判死刑。

7 offender   

n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者

参考例句：

• They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。
• The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

8 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。

9 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

10 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

11 malevolence   

n.恶意，狠毒

参考例句：

• I had always been aware of a frame of malevolence under his urbanity. 我常常觉察到，在他温文尔雅的下面掩藏着一种恶意。 来自辞典例句

12 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

13 nourishment   

n.食物，营养品；营养情况

参考例句：

• Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
• He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.他大胆提出植物从空气中吸收部分养分的观点。

14 advantageous   

adj.有利的；有帮助的

参考例句：

• Injections of vitamin C are obviously advantageous.注射维生素C显然是有利的。
• You're in a very advantageous position.你处于非常有利的地位。

15 benevolent   

adj.仁慈的，乐善好施的

参考例句：

• His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
• He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。

16 malevolent   

adj.有恶意的，恶毒的

参考例句：

• Why are they so malevolent to me?他们为什么对我如此恶毒？
• We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。