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The character 滥, meaning to overflow or act excessively, is a phono-semantic compound. Its water radical 氵 provides the core sense of inundation, while 监 (jiān) serves as the phonetic component. In its traditional form 濫, the phonetic element 監 originally depicted a person looking into a basin of water used as a mirror; this determines the pronunciation, and the addition of the water radical reinforces the meaning of water spilling over. The primary sense extended from literal flooding to metaphorical excess, leading to its common use in compounds describing indiscriminate or unrestrained actions, such as abuse of power or extravagance.
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不要滥用互联网资源。
河水泛滥造成了灾害。
滥伐森林破坏环境。
公司严禁滥用公司资金。
由于滥捕，鱼类资源减少了。
这种滥收费的现象必须制止。
如果继续滥垦土地，生态环境将恶化。
尽管法律禁止滥砍滥伐，但一些地区仍然存在。