Malevolence is the wish to hurt other people — the feeling or the nature of someone who wants harm, not help. It is a noun, so you talk about a person's malevolence, or the malevolence in a look, a plan, or a government.

Malevolence is the wish to hurt other peoplemalevolence是想傷害別人的心思 — the feeling or the nature是那種感覺或本性 of someone who wants harm, not help一個人想造成傷害、而不是想幫忙的。It is a noun它是名詞, so you talk about所以你會說 a person's malevolence某人的malevolence, or the malevolence in a look, a plan, or a government或某個眼神、計畫、政府裡的malevolence。

It is a strong, rather careful word. Everyday English more often says they wanted to hurt us, or they were cruel on purpose. Malevolence is colder than a flash of anger: it suggests a lasting will to do harm.

It is a strong, rather careful word這是一個很強烈、也相當講究的字。Everyday English more often says日常英文比較常說 they wanted to hurt usthey wanted to hurt us, or they were cruel on purpose或they were cruel on purpose。Malevolence is colder than a flash of angermalevolence比一時的怒氣更冷: it suggests a lasting will to do harm它暗示的是一種持久想加害的意志。

Though actually, writers also use it for things that are not people — “the malevolence of the storm” — as if the weather itself meant to hurt, which is a stretch, but you will see it.

Though actually不過其實, writers also use it作者也會把它用 for things that are not people在不是人的東西上 — “the malevolence of the storm”像「the malevolence of the storm」（暴風雨的惡意） — as if the weather itself meant to hurt好像天氣本身故意要害人一樣, which is a stretch這說法有點牽強, but you will see it但你會看到有人這樣用。