mischievous
adjective /ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
- enjoying playing tricks and annoying people
synonym naughty顽皮的;捣蛋的 - a mischievous boy
淘气的男孩 - a mischievous grin/smile/look
顽皮地咧着嘴笑;顽皮地微微一笑;显出淘气的神情 - Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement.
她的眼睛因顽皮的娱乐而闪烁。 - She looked slightly mischievous.
她看上去有点淘气。
- a mischievous boy
- (formal) (of an action or a statement
) causing trouble, such as damaging somebody’s reputation行为或言论 招惹是非的;恶意的 - mischievous lies/gossip
招惹是非的谎言/闲言碎语
- mischievous lies/gossip
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). The early sense was ‘unfortunate ’or‘ calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’; the sense ‘playfully troublesome’ dates from the late 17th cent.