diabolical的词源

英文词源

diabolical

diabolical: see devil

diabolical (adj.)

c. 1500, "pertaining to the devil," from diabolic + -al (1). Meaning "befitting the devil" is from 1540s. Related: Diabolically.

中文词源

diabolical：糟糕透顶的

来自拉丁语diabolus, 穿过，诽谤，攻击，词源同devil. 即魔鬼般的，糟糕透顶的。

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