malcontent
의미: A person who is dissatisfied and inclined to rebellion or complaint. Also used as an adjective meaning chronically discontented.
Malcontent has a slightly archaic or literary flavour and is often used dismissively by those in authority to characterise troublemakers or persistent critics. It appears in political commentary, historical writing, and workplace narratives. The word implies that the dissatisfaction is temperamental rather than justified — a malcontent would find fault wherever they were placed.
예문
- The party leader dismissed the rebels as a handful of malcontents with no alternative policy. 党首将叛乱者斥为一小撮没有替代政策的不满分子。El líder del partido calificó a los rebeldes de un puñado de descontentos sin política alternativa.党首は反乱者たちを、代替政策を持たないひと握りの不平分子として片付けた。당수는 반란자들을 대안 정책도 없는 소수의 불평분자에 불과하다며 일축했다.
- Every organisation has its malcontents, but these grievances deserved proper attention. 每个组织都有其不满分子,但这些不满值得认真对待。Toda organización tiene sus descontentos, pero estas quejas merecían atención adecuada.どの組織にも不満分子はいるが、これらの不満はきちんと対処されるべきものだった。어느 조직에나 불평분자는 있기 마련이지만, 이러한 불만 사항들은 제대로 귀 기울여야 할 것이었다.
- The play features a Jacobean malcontent plotting revenge against the court that wronged him. 这部剧中有一位詹姆斯一世时代的不满分子,密谋向冤枉他的宫廷复仇。La obra presenta a un descontento jacobino que conspira para vengarse de la corte que lo perjudicó.その劇には、自分を不当に扱った宮廷への復讐を企むジェームズ朝時代の不満分子が登場する。그 연극에는 자신에게 부당한 대우를 한 궁정에 복수를 꾀하는 제임스 1세 시대의 불만분자가 등장한다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: political, literary
어조: disapproving
기원과 역사
From Old French malcontent (dissatisfied), from mal (badly) + content (content, satisfied). Entered English in the late 16th century, popularised by Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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