devilment

n. 魔鬼似的行径, 怪现象, 怪事, 开玩笑, 恶作剧, 捣蛋

发音

UK /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/
其它
US /ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/

词形变化

devilments 复数 devilments

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Something cleverly constructed.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish.

    可数 幽默 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

mischief mischievousness devilry deviltry mischiefmaking rascality roguery roguishness shenanigan

上位词 3

misbehaviour misdeed misbehavior

下位词 6

hell blaze vandalism hooliganism malicious mischief monkey business

词源

From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).

来源：wiktionary