(poetic/literary)causing or capable of causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means (诗/文)邪恶的;有害的(尤指通过超自然方法手段) ■(Astrology)relating to the planets Saturn and Mars, traditionally considered to have an unfavourable influence (占星)煞星的
派生 maleficence noun maleficent adjective 语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin maleficus, from male 'ill' + -ficus 'doing'