diabolical
英 [daɪə'bɒlɪk(ə)l]
美
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).
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
