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diabolic

英 [,daɪə'bɒlɪk] 美 [,daɪə'bɑlɪkl]

解释

adj. 残忍的；魔鬼似的；恶魔的

※ 提供单词"diabolic"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

diabolic (adj.): late 14c., from Old French diabolique (13c.), from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ecclesiastical Greek diabolikos "devilish," from diabolos (see devil (n.)).

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例句和用法

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。

2. There was a diabolic gleam in his eyes as if something amused him greatly.: 那时他眼里闪耀着一丝残忍的光辉,仿佛有什么叫他大为高兴似的.

3. Fires lit up a diabolic scene.: 火光映射出残忍的现场.

4. Japan's diabolic plot to wage bacteriological warfare against China during World War II has been exposed.: 二战中日本要在中国开展细菌战的凶残计划被揭露了.