hobgoblin
英 [ˌhɒbˈɡɒb.lɪn]
美 [ˈhɑːbˌɡɑː.blɪn]
1. from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob, short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
hobgoblin 淘气小妖hob,小妖精,goblin,小妖精。引申词义淘气小妖。
- hobgoblin (n.)
- 1520s, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (compare Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
- 1. 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.
- 2. 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.
- 3. 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.
- 4. 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 )