hobgoblin
英 ['hɒbgɒblɪn]
助記提示
1. from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob, short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
中文詞源
hobgoblin 淘氣小妖hob,小妖精，goblin,小妖精。引申詞義淘氣小妖。
英文詞源
- hobgoblin (n.)
- 1520s, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (compare Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
雙語例句
- 1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
- 令人討厭的小人物身上有著愚蠢的一致性.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.
- 換生靈變成了小孩, 小孩變成了換生靈.
來自互聯網
- 3. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
- 愚蠢的始終如一是渺小心靈的妖怪.
來自互聯網
- 4. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )
- 令人討厭的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉爾夫沃爾多埃默森 )
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