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单词 malengine
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Definition of malengine in English:

malengine

(also mal engine, malengin)
noun malˈɛndʒɪn
archaic, poetic
  • Evil machination, ill intent; fraud, deceit, guile.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French mal engin deception, rarely also difficulty, obstruction from mal evil + engin.

 
 

Definition of malengine in US English:

malengine

(also mal engine, malengin)
nounmalˈɛndʒɪn
archaic, poetic
  • Evil machination, ill intent; fraud, deceit, guile.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French mal engin deception, rarely also difficulty, obstruction from mal evil + engin.

 
 
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