puckish

大学

a. 顽皮的, 恶作剧的

发音

US /ˈpʌkɪʃ/

词形变化

more puckish 比较级 most puckish 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

恶作剧的,淘气的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a tendency to play tricks on people or tease people by making silly jokes about them; mischievous.

    He has a puckish sense of humor.

    She has a puckish attitude.

    He has a puckish grin.

    They are so puckish for their love of practical jokes.

词汇关系

词源

From Puck + -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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