devilment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɛv(ɪ)lm(ə)nt/    美 /ˈdɛv(ə)lm(ə)nt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this. uncountable,usually
    — He lived so long, and in his worldly matters prospered so much, there was so little sign of devilment in the accomplishment of his wishes, and the increase of his prosperity, that Simon, at the end of six years, began to doubt whether he had made any such bargain at all, as that which we have described at the commencement of this history.
  2. A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness. countable,uncountable,usually
  3. Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering. countable,uncountable,usually
    — Ah, why the divil, Puddock, do you keep them ould women's charrums and divilments, about you—you'll be the death of some one yet, so you will.
  4. Something cleverly constructed. countable,uncountable,usually
  5. A dish which is devilled (“made piquant or spicy”); a devil; also, the elements of the dish which make it spicy, or the piquancy or spiciness of the dish. countable,humorous,often,uncountable,usually

词形变化

devilments plural

词源

From devil + -ment (suffix forming nouns indicating the actions or results of what is denoted by the words it is attached to).
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