kobold

n. <德> 小鬼, 家神, 土地神

词形变化

kobolde kobolds 复数 kobolds kobolde 复数

别名

kobald cobold

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.

    宗教 神话 哲学

    1904, Andrew Lang (collector), author and translator not identified, The Mermaid and the Boy, The Brown Fairy Book, page 176, At this point a cock crew, and the youth jumped up hastily saying : 'Of course I shall ride with the king to the war, and if I do not return, take your violin every evening to the seashore and play on it, so that the very sea-kobolds who live at the bottom of the ocean may hear it and come to you.'

  2. 2.

    A mischievous elf or goblin, or one connected (and helpful) to a family or household.

    艺术 媒体
  3. 3.

    One of a diminutive and usually malevolent race of beings, often with a reptilian or dog-like appearance.

    媒体

词源

Borrowed from German Kobold. Doublet of cobalt.

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