imp

noun

/ɪmp/

(in stories) a small creature like a little man, that has magic powers and behaves badly（故事中的）小恶魔，小魔鬼
a child who behaves badly, but not in a serious way小淘气；顽童

词源Old English impa, impe ‘young shoot, scion’, impian ‘to graft’, based on Greek emphuein ‘to implant’. In late Middle English, the noun denoted a descendant, especially of a noble family, and later a child of the devil or a person regarded as such; hence a “little devil” or mischievous child (early 17th cent.).

词汇	imp
释义	imp noun /ɪmp/ /ɪmp/ (in stories) a small creature like a little man, that has magic powers and behaves badly（故事中的）小恶魔，小魔鬼 a child who behaves badly, but not in a serious way小淘气；顽童词源Old English impa, impe ‘young shoot, scion’, impian ‘to graft’, based on Greek emphuein ‘to implant’. In late Middle English, the noun denoted a descendant, especially of a noble family, and later a child of the devil or a person regarded as such; hence a “little devil” or mischievous child (early 17th cent.).
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