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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

恶意邮件

Pronunciation / Transliteration: èyì yóujiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hate-mail/ˈheɪt.meɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"公众人物经常需要在网上处理恶意邮件。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Letters, emails, or digital messages sent to an individual expressing intense hostility, insults, or threats.

    "The controversial author received a flood of hate-mail after publishing her provocative article."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a modern compound blending the Old English noun 'hete' (meaning hostility, enmity, or hatred) with 'mail', derived from the Old French 'male' or 'bag, wallet' (later referring to postal post). Emerging in the mid-20th century with traditional postal delivery, the word's usage expanded significantly in the digital age to encompass abusive electronic messages and online harassment.

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