puckish

英 ['pʌkɪʃ] 美
  • adj. 恶作剧的,淘气的

中文词源


puckish 顽皮的,淘气的

来自puck,淘气小妖,-ish,形容词后缀。

英文词源


puckish
puckish: [19] In English folklore from the late Middle Ages onward, Puck was a mischievous but essentially harmless sprite, up to all sorts of tricks (hence the coining of puckish for ‘mischievous’). But his Anglo-Saxon ancestor Pūca was a far less pleasant proposition – for this was the Devil himself. He gradually dwindled over the centuries, but a hint of his former power remained in his placatory alternative name Robin Goodfellow. It is not known whether pūca is of Germanic or Celtic origin.
puckish (adj.)
1867, from Puck + -ish. Related: Puckishly; puckishness.

双语例句


1. He had a puckish sense of humour.
他有种恶作剧式的幽默感。

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