having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate 怀有恶意的；恶毒的 malicious gossip/lies/rumours 恶毒的流言蜚语／谎言／谣言 He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said. 他幸灾乐祸地告诉我她说的那些话。
Extra ExamplesHas someone been spreading malicious gossip? 有人一直在传播恶意的流言蜚语吗？ There is no truth whatsoever to the malicious rumours. 恶意的谣言没有任何真实性。 His observations were funny without being malicious. 他的观察很有趣，但没有恶意。
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computing 计算机 intended to damage somebody's computer or data files 怀有恶意的；恶毒的 These are nasty pieces of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and worms. 这些是令人讨厌的恶意代码，如病毒、特洛伊木马和蠕虫。 malicious software/applications 恶意软件/应用程序
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia, from malus ‘bad’.