diabolic

英 [ˌdaɪ.əˈbɒl.ɪ.kəl]      美 [ˌdaɪ.əˈbɑː.lɪ.kəl]
  • adj. 残忍的;魔鬼似的;恶魔的
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将“diabolic”拆分为“diabo”和“-lic”,其中“diabo”类似于“devil”(魔鬼),而“-lic”可以联想到“like”或“resembling”(类似于)。结合这两个部分,可以记住“diabolic”意味着非常像魔鬼的,即邪恶的或恶毒的。

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diabolic (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French diabolique (13c.), from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ecclesiastical Greek diabolikos "devilish," from diabolos (see devil (n.)).
1. Pitt's smile returned, and it was hideously diabolic.
皮特的脸上重新浮现出笑容,但却狰狞可怕。
2. There was a diabolic gleam in his eyes as if something amused him greatly.
那时他眼里闪耀着一丝残忍的光辉,仿佛有什么叫他大为高兴似的.
3. Fires lit up a diabolic scene.
火光映射出残忍的现场.
4. Japan's diabolic plot to wage bacteriological warfare against China during World War II has been exposed.
二战中日本要在中国开展细菌战的凶残计划被揭露了.