diabolic
英 [,daɪə'bɒlɪk]
美[,daɪə'bɑlɪkl]
- adj. 残忍的；魔鬼似的；恶魔的
英英释意
- 1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil;
- "devilish schemes"
- "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"
- "the diabolical expression on his face"
- "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
- 2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell;
- "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"
- "fires lit up a diabolic scene"
- "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"
- "a fiendish despot"
- "hellish torture"
- "infernal instruments of war"
- "satanic cruelty"
- "unholy grimaces"