maladministration

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌmælədˌmɪnɪˈstɹeɪʃn̩/    美 /ˌmælədˌmɪnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this. uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: mismanagement, misgovernance
  2. An act of incorrectly administering a religious rite; also, a religious group that permits such a practice. countable,obsolete
    — […] I vvould have the Sacraments on their vvheels, and yet ſo that their mal-adminiſtration bring not epidemick judgements upon us, as the receiving unvvorthily did on the Church of Corinth.

词形变化

maladministrations plural maleadministration alternative male-administration alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
maladminister maladministrator

词源

PIE word
*h₂éd
From mal- (prefix meaning ‘bad; badly’) + administration.
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