maleficence
[mə'lefisəns]
- n. 罪行；恶毒
英英释义
- 1. doing or causing evil
- 2. the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
双语例句
- 1. The ethical principles of non - maleficence and beneficence might be used as justifications for overriding her autonomy.
- 道德的无罪和有利原则可以用来证明践踏自主性的正当性.
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英文词源
- maleficence (n.)
- 1590s, from Middle French maleficence or directly from Latin maleficentia "evildoing, mischievousness, injury," from maleficus "wicked" (see malefic). Now largely displaced by malfeasance.