bedevil
英 [b?'dev(?)l]
美 [b?'d?vl]
中文詞源
bedevil 長期攪擾前綴be-, 強調。devil, 魔鬼。
英文詞源
- bedevil (v.)
- 1768, "to treat diabolically, abuse," from be- + verbal use of devil (q.v.). Meaning "to mischievously confuse" is from 1755; that of "to drive frantic" is from 1823. Related: Bedeviled (1570s, in a literal sense, "possessed"); bedeviling.
雙語例句
- 1. If it backfires , it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
- 若計劃遭遇不測,為控制政府開支所做的努力將功虧一簣.
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