Word · Frequency #44656

devilment

/ˈdevlmənt/

noun

恶作剧；捣蛋行为；恶行

devilish action or conduct; troublemaking behaviour; mischief; an instance of this.

1.
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
恶魔般的行为或品行；邪恶；更广义地指惹麻烦的行为；恶作剧；(可数)此类行为的实例。
2.
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
恶作剧或鲁莽的性情；顽皮。
3.
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
残酷或邪恶的事物；也指造成痛苦或苦难的事物。
4.
Something cleverly constructed.
巧妙构造的东西。

淘气；顽皮；不计后果的性情；恶事；祸害；痛苦之源；精巧的装置；巧妙的事物；恶魔般的行为或品行；邪恶；更广义地指惹麻烦的行为；恶作剧；(可数)此类行为的实例。；恶作剧或鲁莽的性情；顽皮。

In use

The children's devilment resulted in a broken window and a lot of laughter.

孩子们的恶作剧导致窗户破碎，却引来一片笑声。

She couldn't resist a bit of devilment and hid his keys before the meeting.

她忍不住搞了点恶作剧，在会议前把他的钥匙藏了起来。

His eyes sparkled with devilment as he planned the prank.

他计划恶作剧时，眼睛里闪烁着顽皮的光芒。

devilment 常指恶作剧或调皮捣蛋，常用于非正式场合。

The children were full of devilment, hiding behind the curtains.

孩子们充满恶作剧的念头，躲在窗帘后面。

He broke the window out of pure devilment.

他纯粹出于恶作剧打破了窗户。

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