mischief: [13] Etymologically, mischief is something that ‘happens amiss’. The word comes from Old French meschef, a derivative of the verb meschever ‘meet with misfortune’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix mis- ‘wrongly, amiss’ and chever ‘happen’ (which came ultimately from Latin caput ‘head’, and etymologically meant ‘come to a head’). It still meant ‘misfortune’ when English acquired it; in the 14th century the sense ‘harm, damage’ emerged, but the more trivial modern sense ‘naughtiness’ did not develop until the 18th century.
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mischief (n.)
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c. 1300, "evil condition, misfortune, need, want," from Old French meschief "misfortune, harm, trouble; annoyance, vexation" (12c., Modern French méchef), verbal noun from meschever "come or bring to grief, be unfortunate" (opposite of achieve), from mes- "badly" (see mis- (2)) + chever "happen, come to a head," from Vulgar Latin *capare "head," from Latin caput "head" (see capitulum). Meaning "harm or evil considered as the work of some agent or due to some cause" is from late 15c. Sense of "playful malice" first recorded 1784.
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Mischief Night in 19c. England was the eve of May Day and of Nov. 5, both major holidays, and perhaps the original point was pilfering for the next day's celebration and bonfire; but in Yorkshire, Scotland, and Ireland the night was Halloween. The useful Middle English verb mischieve (early 14c.) has, for some reason, fallen from currency.
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双语例句:
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1. James Fox is best known as the author of White Mischief.
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詹姆斯·福克斯以《欲望城》一书最为出名.
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. The letter had come from an unknown mischief-maker.
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这封信来自一个匿名的离间者。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. His eyes were full of mischief.
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他的眼中满是狡黠。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. Those children are always getting into mischief .
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那些孩子总是淘气。
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来自《权威词典》
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5. Don't play the mischief with the cards I have arranged.
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别把我理好的牌搞乱了.
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来自《简明英汉词典》
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Those children are always getting into mischief .
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那些孩子总是淘气。【牛津词典】
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I try to keep out of mischief .
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我尽量不胡闹。【牛津词典】
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It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief !
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楼上很安静。他们一定在搞什么恶作剧。【牛津词典】
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Her eyes were full of mischief.
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她眼睛里满是使坏的神情。【牛津词典】
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The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
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这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。【牛津词典】
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Watch how you use those scissors─you could do yourself a mischief!
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看你那是怎么用剪刀啊——你会伤着自己的!【牛津词典】
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The little lad was a real handful. He was always up to mischief...
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这个小家伙真是难管教,他总是搞恶作剧。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Boys at that age should be able to explore and go off on their own, go on bike rides, get into mischief...
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那个年龄的男孩应该可以自己出去闯,也可以骑车出游,还可以调皮捣蛋。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again...
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更为险恶的解释是,他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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They withdrew their support after the President described the conference as a platform to cause political mischief.
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在总统称这次大会是在制造政治事端之后,他们便撤回了对这次会议的支持。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The reason is that an outmoded and conservative notion is doing mischief in their minds.
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这是一种陈旧的保守的观点在这些同志的头脑中作怪的缘故.【期刊摘选】
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He seems to intend mischief.
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看来他想捣蛋.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Better once a mischief than ever an inconvenience.
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宁可一次灾害,不愿麻烦常来.【期刊摘选】
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I knew there was mischief brewing, I felt it, and now it's worse than I imagined.
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我晓得苗头不对, 我已经觉察出来了, 现在,情况比我想象的还坏.【辞典例句】
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Who set him on to do this piece of mischief?
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是谁唆使他去做这件害人的事?【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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The storm worked great mischief.
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这场暴风雨造成了巨大的损害.【《简明英汉词典》】
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He who is disposed for mischief will never want occasion.
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存心要使坏,不怕没机会.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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She was always making mischief between them.
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她总是在他们之间拨弄是非.【《简明英汉词典》】
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Keep out of mischief.
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不要顽皮.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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What mischief are you up to?
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你在捣什么鬼?【《现代英汉综合大词典》】
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The mischief is that he did it without permission.
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