malady [ 5mAlEdi ] n. 病，疾病，弊病

malaise [mA5leiz] n. 不舒服(uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health)

(反)malaise ◆ cheerful feeling　 不舒服 ◆ 舒服

(记)mal(坏) aise

malcontent [5mAlkEn5tent] adj. 不满的，不服的 n. 不满者(dissatisfied ;discontented)

(类)dilatory·procrastinate=malcontent·complain 拖拉的·耽搁=不满的·抱怨

sycophant·fawn=malcontent·complaint 谄媚者爱奉承=不满者爱抱怨

malicious [mE5liFEs] adj. 怀恶意的，恶毒的(given to, marked by, or arising from malice)

(类)malicious·ill will=diligent·effort=exaggerating·hyperbole

恶毒的·恶意=勤勉的·努力=夸大的·夸张(形名同义)

(反)expansive ◆ malicious 宽容的 ◆ 恶毒的

(同)despiteful, evil, hateful, malevolent, malign, rancorous, vicious, wicked

malign [mE5lain] adj. 有恶意的 vt. 诽谤(intense often vicious ill will·malevolent)

(反)malign ◆ extol/ laud 诽谤 ◆ 赞美

(记)参考：benign 仁慈的，良好的

malinger [mE5liN^E] v.假装不适以逃避工作 (to pretend incapacity as illness to avoid duty or work)

(类)parsimonious·skimp=malingering·shirk 吝啬的·吝啬=逃避工作的·逃避(形动同义)

hoard·miser=shirk·malinger 秘藏·守财奴=逃避·逃避工作者(正面特征)

malinger·duty=camoflage/disemble·detection 逃避工作是逃避职责=掩饰是逃避侦察

malingerer·duty=recluse·humanity 装病者逃避责任=隐遁者逃避人类

malinger·ail=flatter·appreciate 装病是假装生病=阿谀是假装欣赏

【注：ail：vi. to suffer ill health 生病】