“devilment”的英英意思

单词

devilment

释义

devilment|ˈdɛv(ə)lmənt|
[f. devil v. + -ment.]
1. Action befitting a devil, or of devilish character; mischief: also humorously like devilry 4 b.
1771Contemplative Man I. 130, I thought some Devilment or other would befal us.1840Thackeray Paris Sk.-bk. (1869) 64 So little sign of devilment in the accomplishment of his wishes.1843Lever J. Hinton xxxi, Courtship, fun, frolic, and devilment.1886–7Proc. Amer. Convent. on Instruct. Deaf 220 A certain amount of superfluous animal spirits—devilment I have heard it called.
2. concr.
a. A devilled dish.
b. A devilish device or invention.
1775Garrick in G. Colman's Posth. Lett. (1820) 309 Hot cakes and devilments at breakfast.1871Standard 20 Jan., Greek fire and fifty other molten devilments may be coruscating among her chimney pots.

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