diabolic

英 [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪk]

美

adj.  撒旦引起的;魔鬼般的;残忍的;邪恶的; 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的

GRE

BNC.41608 / COCA.39391

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 撒旦引起的;魔鬼般的;残忍的;邪恶的
  Diabolicis used to describe things that people think are caused by or belong to the Devil.
  1. ...the diabolic forces which lurk in all violence.
     潜伏在一切暴力之中的邪恶力量
• ADJ 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的
  If you describe something asdiabolic, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
  1. Pitt's smile returned, and it was hideously diabolic.
     皮特的脸上重新浮现出笑容，但却狰狞可怕。

英英释义

adj

• extremely evil or cruel
  1. something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
  2. fires lit up a diabolic scene
  3. diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
  4. a fiendish despot
  5. hellish torture
  6. infernal instruments of war
  7. satanic cruelty
  8. unholy grimaces
  Synonym:demonicdiabolicalfiendishhellishinfernalsatanicunholy
• showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  1. devilish schemes
  2. the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
  3. the diabolical expression on his face
  4. a mephistophelian glint in his eye
  Synonym:devilishdiabolicalmephistophelianmephistophelean

双语例句

• Now it was a herd of diabolic shapes, that grinned and mocked at the pale minister, and beckoned him away with them;
  这些幻想时而是一群凶暴的恶魔，对着这位牧师狞笑嘲弄，呼唤他随他们而去；
• Firstly, Conrad proposes that the artistic truth of fiction is found in imagination and that relations between fiction and reality, and between imagination and truth are diabolic.
  首先，康拉德认为小说艺术之真寓于想象之中，虚构与现实、想象与真实之间存在着辩证关系；
• Pitt's smile returned, and it was hideously diabolic.
  皮特的脸上重新浮现出笑容，但却狰狞可怕。
• Devilish schemes; the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen; the diabolical expression on his face; a mephistophelian glint in his eye.
  恶魔般的安排；一些政客们冷静的算计和恶魔般的诡计；他脸上邪恶的表情；他眼中恶魔似的光芒。
• The present study mainly focuses on the latter, and explores the various ways in which the diabolic imagery functions in the play.
  本文在前人的研究基础上深入探讨了奥赛罗剧中的恶魔意象是如何起作用的问题。