英语词汇“mischievous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mischievous

/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs

adjective

1Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way: mischievous children a mischievous grin...

I can be playful, mischievous, or silly depending on how you look at things.
He phoned a pal who told him to try to ease the mischievous kitten from under the machine using cooking oil.
This politician is charming and likeable but carries the air of a bit of a mischievous rogue.

Synonyms

naughty, bad, badly behaved, misbehaving, disobedient, troublesome, vexatious, full of mischief;

rascally, roguish, prankish, delinquent

playful, teasing, wicked, impish, puckish, roguish, waggish, arch

2(Of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble: a mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence...

He gave a mischievous response when asked if he will continue to speak his mind if he feels circumstances demand that.
This practice of profiling is mischievous and harmful to a tolerant and developing society.
At some point, the paper will do something mischievous that prompts questions to be asked of its management.

Synonyms

malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory

informal bitchy, catty

literary malefic, maleficent

Usage

Mischievous is a three-syllable word; it should not be pronounced with four syllables, as if it were spelled mischievious mɪsˈtʃiːvɪəs.

Derivatives

mischievousness

/ˈmɪstʃɪvəsnəs

/ noun ...

We grew up together and I knew him to be a smart, funny and outgoing guy - though oftentimes very troubled, with a streak of mischievousness.
According to Prince Charles, the Queen Mother had an ‘utterly irresistible mischievousness of spirit’; ‘she saw the funny side and we laughed until we cried’.
Yes, the children are naughty too, as one would expect all over the world I guess, yet here I find that children are still children expressing nothing more than an innocent and adventurous mischievousness!

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever 'come to an unfortunate end' (see mischief). The early sense was 'unfortunate or calamitous', later 'having harmful effects'; the sense 'playfully troublesome' dates from the late 17th century.

单词	mischievous
释义	mischievous /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs / adjective 1Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way: mischievous children a mischievous grin... I can be playful, mischievous, or silly depending on how you look at things. He phoned a pal who told him to try to ease the mischievous kitten from under the machine using cooking oil. This politician is charming and likeable but carries the air of a bit of a mischievous rogue. Synonyms naughty, bad, badly behaved, misbehaving, disobedient, troublesome, vexatious, full of mischief; rascally, roguish, prankish, delinquent playful, teasing, wicked, impish, puckish, roguish, waggish, arch 2(Of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble: a mischievous allegation for which there is not a shred of evidence... He gave a mischievous response when asked if he will continue to speak his mind if he feels circumstances demand that. This practice of profiling is mischievous and harmful to a tolerant and developing society. At some point, the paper will do something mischievous that prompts questions to be asked of its management. Synonyms malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory informal bitchy, catty literary malefic, maleficent Usage Mischievous is a three-syllable word; it should not be pronounced with four syllables, as if it were spelled mischievious mɪsˈtʃiːvɪəs. Derivatives mischievousness /ˈmɪstʃɪvəsnəs / noun ... We grew up together and I knew him to be a smart, funny and outgoing guy - though oftentimes very troubled, with a streak of mischievousness. According to Prince Charles, the Queen Mother had an ‘utterly irresistible mischievousness of spirit’; ‘she saw the funny side and we laughed until we cried’. Yes, the children are naughty too, as one would expect all over the world I guess, yet here I find that children are still children expressing nothing more than an innocent and adventurous mischievousness! Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever 'come to an unfortunate end' (see mischief). The early sense was 'unfortunate or calamitous', later 'having harmful effects'; the sense 'playfully troublesome' dates from the late 17th century.
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