a mischief-maker
可数名词,单数泛指某一类人时前面要加不定冠词 a。
Their youngest son is a mischief-maker who never sits still for long.
他们最小的儿子是个捣蛋鬼,从来坐不住。
捣蛋鬼;恶作剧者;惹麻烦的人
惹是生非的人,捣蛋鬼。;挑拨离间的人
惹是生非的人,捣蛋鬼。
A person who makes mischief.
Everyone knows he is the mischief-maker in the office, always spreading rumors.
大家都知道他是办公室里的挑拨离间者,总是散布谣言。
用法提示:名词'mischief-maker'指故意制造麻烦的人,这里用于描述办公室环境中散布谣言的人。
The teacher warned the class about the mischief-maker who had been starting arguments among students.
老师警告全班同学,有个挑拨离间的人一直在学生中挑起争论。
用法提示:名词'mischief-maker'指故意挑起争端的人,这里用于学校场景中描述引发学生争论的人。
She avoided the mischief-maker at the party because he enjoyed creating conflict.
她在派对上避开了那个挑拨离间的人,因为他喜欢制造冲突。
用法提示:名词'mischief-maker'指有意制造冲突的人,这里用于社交场合中描述令人避之不及的人。
可数名词,单数泛指某一类人时前面要加不定冠词 a。
Their youngest son is a mischief-maker who never sits still for long.
他们最小的儿子是个捣蛋鬼,从来坐不住。
复数形式直接在词尾加 -s,泛指一类人时前面不加冠词。
Mischief-makers often pick on the quietest students in the class.
捣蛋鬼常常找班上最安静的学生麻烦。
特指某个已知的捣蛋鬼时用定冠词 the。
The teacher soon found out who the mischief-maker behind the prank was.
老师很快就查出了这场恶作剧背后的捣蛋鬼是谁。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is mischief-maker in our class.
正确表达He is a mischief-maker in our class.
mischief-maker 是可数名词单数,前面需要不定冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are mischief-maker in the group.
正确表达They are mischief-makers in the group.
主语 they 是复数,表语名词也须用复数形式 mischief-makers;汉语名词不显示复数,容易沿用单数。
mischief-maker 多指爱搞小恶作剧、调皮捣蛋的人,语气可带玩笑意味;troublemaker 范围更广,常指给集体或他人制造实际麻烦、扰乱秩序的人,语气更重。两者在“爱惹事”义上可重叠,但正式投诉或描述破坏行为时更常用 troublemaker。
prankster 专指爱开玩笑、搞恶作剧(prank)的人,重点在戏弄他人的把戏;mischief-maker 还可指一般的调皮捣蛋或小破坏,不一定每次都是完整的恶作剧。若强调“爱整人”,用 prankster 更精确。
trickster 强调用欺骗、诡计占便宜或捉弄人,常含狡猾意味;mischief-maker 通常只是调皮惹事,不突出欺骗和算计。若涉及骗局、花招,选 trickster 更贴切。
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