英语单词

diabolical是什么意思

diabolical

英 [daɪə'bɒlɪk(ə)l] 美
  • adj. 恶魔的

助记提示


1. literally "throw across" => "attack, slander" => "attacker, accuser, slanderer" => "devil, satan, demon".
2. 由向某人扔东西来攻击某人,引申为攻击者、中伤者,进而由此引申为恶魔、魔鬼。
3. diabolical => diabol- => devil (dia- -> de-, bol- -> -vil).

中文词源


diabolical 糟糕透顶的

来自拉丁语diabolus, 穿过,诽谤,攻击,词源同devil. 即魔鬼般的,糟糕透顶的。

英文词源


diabolical
diabolical: see devil
diabolical (adj.)
c. 1500, "pertaining to the devil," from diabolic + -al (1). Meaning "befitting the devil" is from 1540s. Related: Diabolically.

双语例句


1. The pain was diabolical.
疼痛异常剧烈。

来自柯林斯例句

2. It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error.
那是个十分低级的错误,一个小学生才会犯的错误。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The traffic was diabolical.
交通状况糟糕透了。

来自《权威词典》

4. This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.
他这一手是一个居心叵测的大阴谋.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

来自辞典例句

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