hobgoblin
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英 ['hɒbgɒblɪn]
释义
n. 妖怪
近义词
助记提示
1. from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob, short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
中文词源
hobgoblin 淘气小妖hob,小妖精，goblin,小妖精。引申词义淘气小妖。
英文词源
- hobgoblin (n.)
- 1520s, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (compare Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
双语例句
- 1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
- 令人讨厌的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.
- 换生灵变成了小孩, 小孩变成了换生灵.
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- 3. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
- 愚蠢的始终如一是渺小心灵的妖怪.
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- 4. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )
- 令人讨厌的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉尔夫沃尔多埃默森 )
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英英释意
- 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- 2. an object of dread or apprehension;
- "Germany was always a bugbear for France"
- "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
实用场景例句
- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
- 令人讨厌的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性.
《简明英汉词典》
- The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.
- 换生灵变成了小孩, 小孩变成了换生灵.
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- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
- 愚蠢的始终如一是渺小心灵的妖怪.
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- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )
- 令人讨厌的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉尔夫沃尔多埃默森 )
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