malign

动词 malign:

1. speak unfavorably about
   同义词：badmouth, traduce, drag through the mud

形容词 malign:

1. evil or harmful in nature or influence
2. having or exerting a malignant influence
   同义词：malefic, malevolent, evil

1. The honesty man was maligned by them.
   那个老实人被他们中伤了。
2. She likes to malign innocent persons.
   她爱诋毁那些清白的人。
3. A malign tumour was found in his stomach.
   在他的胃部发现了一个恶性肿瘤。　

ma.lign

v.tr.（及物动词）
ma.ligned,ma.lign.ing,ma.ligns
To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of.
污蔑，中伤：对…说坏的、伤害性的、和常常是不真实的言论；说…的坏话
adj.（形容词）
Evil in disposition, nature, or intent.
恶毒的，邪恶的：性情、本质或动机上邪恶的
Evil in influence; injurious.
有害的：具不良影响的；有害的
Having or showing malice or ill will; malevolent.
恶意的：具有或表现出恶意或不良愿望的；含有恶意的

来源：
Middle English malignen [to attack]
中古英语 malignen [攻击]
from Old French malignier
源自 古法语 malignier
from Late Latin malign3ro
源自 后期拉丁语 malign3ro
from Latin malignus [malign] * see gen…-
源自 拉丁语 malignus [恶的] *参见 gen…-
Adj., from Middle English
形容词，源自 中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin malignus
源自 拉丁语 malignus

【引伸】
malign.er
n.（名词）
malign.ly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>malign,defame,traduce,vilify,asperse,slander,calumniate,libelThese verbs mean to make evil, harmful, often untrue statements about another.
这些动词的意思是说别人的坏的、有害的、和常常是不真实的话。
Malign stresses malicious intent:
Malign 强调的是恶意的动机：
例句：
.Have I not taken your part when you were malignedô. (Thackeray).
.当你被人污蔑时我难道不是站在你这边吗ô. （萨克雷）。

Defame connotes damage to reputation, character, or good name brought about by misrepresentation:
Defame 暗指由于虚假的陈述而导致的对名誉、品质或好名声的损害：
例句：
The judge ruled that the plaintiff had been defamed and had legitimate grounds for a lawsuit.
法官判定：原告的名誉受损，他进行法律诉讼具有合法前提。

Traduce implies malicious and false statements resulting in humiliation or disgrace:
Traduce 暗指由于恶意的或歪曲的言论而带来的耻辱或不光彩：
例句：
.My character was traduced by Captain Hawkins . . . so much so, that even the ship`s company cried out shame. (Frederick Marryat).
.我的人格遭到了霍金斯船长的羞辱…以致船员们都替我觉得无地自容. （弗雷德里克·马里亚特）。

Vilify pertains to open, deliberate, vicious defamation or denigration:
Vilify 属于那种公开的、蓄意的且恶毒的败坏他人名誉或诋毁他人的行为：
例句：
.One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. (Felix Frankfurter).Toasperse is to spread unfavorable charges or insinuations against:
.那些历史上处于强烈被诋毁和被压迫的少数民族对我们宪章所保证的自由不可能无动于衷. （费里克斯·弗兰福特）。Asperse 是散布对某人不利的攻击或散布影射某人的话：

例句：
.a libel tending to asperse or vilify the house of Commons. (Letters of Junius).
.倾向于诋毁、中伤众议院的诽谤言论. （米尼厄斯的信件）。

Slander andcalumniate apply to malicious, false, and defamatory oral expression:
Slander 和calumniate 用于指口头上的恶意的、虚假的和败坏名誉的表述：
例句：
slandered his political opponent;
诽谤他的政治对手；

例句：
calumniated and ridiculed the President in whose cabinet he had once served.
污蔑并嘲弄那位总统，而他还曾在那位总统的内阁中任职。

Libel involves the communication of written or pictorial material injurious to the reputation of another:
Libel 涉及到对别人名声有害的书面或图形材料的传播：
例句：
The ensuing publicity caused the entertainer to regret having sued the newspaper for libeling his character. See also Synonyms at sinister
接踵而来的暴光令那位演员后悔去状告那报纸影射中伤他的人格 参见同义词 sinister