mischievous

大学 FREQ #16757 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 淘气的, 有害的, 恶作剧的, 胡搅的

发音

US /ˈmɪs.t͡ʃɪ.vəs/

词形变化

more mischievous 比较级 most mischievous 最高级

别名

mischivous mischievious mischevious

教材释义与例句

形容词

淘气的；（人、行为等）恶作剧的；有害的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Causing mischief; injurious.

    有害

  2. 2.

    Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

    顽皮

    淘气

    调皮

    Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 7

wicked arch puckish impish implike pixilated prankish

近义相关 2

playful harmful

词源

From Middle English myschevous, mischevous, from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from mes- (“mis-”) + chever (“come to an end”) (from chef (“head”)). By surface analysis, mischief + -ous.

来源：wiktionary