hobgoblin

hobgoblin读音音标

英[hɒbˈgɒblɪn]

美[ˈhɑbgɑblɪn]

基本意思释义

n.（民间传说中的）淘气的小妖精; 鬼怪; 妖怪; 令人恐怖的事物

短语及实用例句

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

令人讨厌的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性.

《简明英汉词典》

The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.

换生灵变成了小孩, 小孩变成了换生灵.

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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.

愚蠢的始终如一是渺小心灵的妖怪.

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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )

令人讨厌的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉尔夫沃尔多埃默森 )

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英英释义

Noun

1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

2. an object of dread or apprehension;

\"Germany was always a bugbear for France\"

\"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds\"--Ralph Waldo Emerson