titivil

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mischievous gossip or a troublemaker. obsolete
    — There is no moe such titifyls in Englandes ground, / To hold with the hare and run with the hound.

词形变化

titivils plural titifil alternative

词源

From Titivillus, a demon said to introduce errors into the work of scribes. Used in medieval mystery plays, from which it entered common usage.
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