• n. 魔鬼；撒旦；家伙；惡棍；淘氣鬼；冒失鬼
• vt. 虐待，折磨；（用扯碎機(jī)）扯碎；（替作家，律師等）做助手；抹辣味料烤制或煎煮

來自拉丁語diabolus, 穿過，誹謗，攻擊，詞源同diabolic.來自dia-，穿過，-ball, 投擲，詞源同ballistic, kill. 后用于指魔鬼。

來自天主教神學(xué)名詞。原指教堂的一項(xiàng)特殊職務(wù)，其職能是對即將宣圣或成為圣徒的凡人進(jìn)行行為或德行審查，以確保成為圣徒者德行之完美，其對應(yīng)職務(wù)為God’s advocate. 其原先功能部分類似于現(xiàn)在的中紀(jì)委，而現(xiàn)在的詞義就類似于走過場，一唱一和以使程序完美。

devil

devil: [OE] English acquired devil in the 8th century via late Latin diabolus from Greek diábolos, which originally meant ‘slanderer’. It was a derivative of diabállein ‘slander’, a compound verb literally meaning ‘throw across’, formed from diá ‘a(chǎn)cross’ and bállein ‘throw’ (whence English ballistics). The Greek word has reached most European languages: for example French diable, Italian diavolo, German teufel, Dutch duivel, Swedish djāvul, and Russian djavol. It has also given English diabolical [16], and indeed diabolo [20], a game played by spinning a top (named from a variant of Italian diavolo) on a string.
=> ballistics, diabolical

devil (n.)

Old English deofol "evil spirit, a devil, the devil, false god, diabolical person," from Late Latin diabolus (also the source of Italian diavolo, French diable, Spanish diablo; German Teufel is Old High German tiufal, from Latin via Gothic diabaulus).

The Late Latin word is from Ecclesiastical Greek diabolos, in Jewish and Christian use, "Devil, Satan" (scriptural loan-translation of Hebrew satan), in general use "accuser, slanderer," from diaballein "to slander, attack," literally "throw across," from dia- "across, through" + ballein "to throw" (see ballistics). Jerome re-introduced Satan in Latin bibles, and English translators have used both in different measures.

In Vulgate, as in Greek, diabolus and d?mon (see demon) were distinct, but they have merged in English and other Germanic languages.

Playful use for "clever rogue" is from c. 1600. Meaning "sand spout, dust storm" is from 1835. In U.S. place names, the word often represents a native word such as Algonquian manito, more properly "spirit, god." Phrase a devil way (c. 1300) was originally "Hell-ward, to Hell," but by late 14c. as an expression of irritation.

Devil's books "playing cards" is from 1729, but the cited quote says they've been called that "time out of mind" (the four of clubs is the devil's bedposts); devil's coach-horse is from 1840, the large rove-beetle, which is defiant when disturbed. "Talk of the Devil, and he's presently at your elbow" [1660s].

1. Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it.

蒂姆想知道他們究竟是怎么做到的。

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2. She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil.

她甚至宣稱那對夫婦的女兒被魔鬼附了體。

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3. "I think he was a bit of a devil," Constance said.

“我想他有點(diǎn)兒淘氣，”康斯坦絲說道。

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4. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.

人人都只考慮自己，誰落后誰倒霉。

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5. Right now the poor old devil's drinking himself silly.

這會兒那可憐的老家伙又喝得糊里糊涂的了。

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