hobgoblin

英[hɒbˈgɒblɪn]
美[ˈhɑbgɑblɪn]

基本释义

  • n.(民间传说中的)淘气的小妖精; 鬼怪; 妖怪; 令人恐怖的事物

实用例句

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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英英释义

Noun
  • 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

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