malfeasance 英 [ˌmæl'fi:zəns] 　 美 [mælˈfizəns]

malfeasance

malfeasance　 英 [ˌmæl'fi:zəns] 美 [mælˈfizəns]

n. 渎职，违法行为；不正当，坏事　

名词复数:malfeasances　

"In extreme circumstances, if the boss is involved in malfeasance, you have a duty to act, " says Useem.　“在某些极端情况下，如果老板渎职，你有责任采取行动，”尤西姆说。
The financial crisis provides an apparently endless opportunity for unmasking deceit, malfeasance, and corruption.　显然，金融危机提供了用之不竭的机会，可以揭露欺诈、渎职和腐败。

  • Whenever you see the prefix "mal-," you know it's not good. Malfeasance is bad behavior, especially from officials or people who should know better.
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  • n. 渎职，违法行为；不正当，坏事

  • 1. "In extreme circumstances, if the boss is involved in malfeasance, you have a duty to act, " says Useem.

    “在某些极端情况下，如果老板渎职，你有责任采取行动，”尤西姆说。

  • 2. The financial crisis provides an apparently endless opportunity for unmasking deceit, malfeasance, and corruption.

    显然，金融危机提供了用之不竭的机会，可以揭露欺诈、渎职和腐败。

  • 3. That increases the likelihood of corruption and malfeasance because we’ve got the wrong people in positions of leadership.

    这样就会大大增加贪污和渎职问题，因为在领导位置上的人选并不正确。

  • malfeasance (n.) 1690s, from French malfaisance "wrongdoing," from malfaisant, from mal- "badly" (see mal-) + faisant, present participle of faire "to do," from Latin facere "to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put"). Malfeasor "wrong-doer" is attested from early 14c. Related: Malfeasant.
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