devilish

大学 FREQ #22532

a. 魔鬼似的, 该咒骂的, 可恶的, 邪恶的, 凶暴的, 异常的, 过分的, 非常的 adv. (非正式)非常, 过分地, 极

发音

其它 /ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/

词形变化

more devilish 比较级 most devilish 最高级

别名

devillish

教材释义与例句

形容词

邪恶的；精力旺盛的；魔鬼似的

副词

非常；极度地

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Resembling a devil.

    恶魔般的

  2. 2.

    Evil, wicked.

  3. 3.

    Roguish or mischievous.

    a devilish grin

  4. 4.

    Excessive, extreme.

    非常

    非正式

    A devilish effort yielded a devilish success.

    I had a devilish time moving the wardrobe downstairs.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Devilishly; very; exceedingly.

    过时 非正式

    It was devilish hot outside today.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London Only I wish it had gone the other way for it's devilish awkward for me as it happens.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

diabolical diabolic Mephistophelean Mephistophelian rascally roguish

近义相关 2

evil playful
副词

同义词 1

devilishly

词源

From Middle English develissh, develyssh, equivalent to devil + -ish. Cognate with Saterland Frisian düvelsk, düüwelsk (“devilish”), West Frisian duvelsk (“devilish”), Dutch duivels (“devilish”), German Low German düvelsk (“devilish”), German teuflisch (“devilish”), Danish djævelsk (“devilish”), Swedish djävulsk (“devilish”), Norwegian djevelsk (“devilish”).

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