| 单词 | diabolical |
| 释义 | diabolical From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdiabolicaldi‧a‧bol‧i‧cal /ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl◂ $ -ˈbɑː-/ adjective1 (also diabolic /ˌdaɪəˈbɒ◂lɪk $ -ˈbɑː-/)CRUELBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS evil or crueldiabolical abuse2 BAD AT British English informal extremely unpleasant or badThe toilets were in a diabolical state. —diabolically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpusdiabolical• Even if your memory starts functioning by then the forecast is diabolical.• Unfortunately, the animated sequence is diabolical.• The dust is diabolical - at one stage you could be fired for using a sweeping brush and not a vacuum.• She does not succeed in persuasively outing the Don Juan / Superman with his diabolical red beard and Jaeger wool suits.• Sometime after her acceptance, she exhibited signs of her former diabolical symptoms.• The 1955 original was a triumph of atmosphere, character, diabolical wit and outright scare-you-silly shock tactics.Origin diabolical (1300-1400) French diabolique, from Greek diabolos “devil” |
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