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devilment n.1.鬼脾氣;鬼舉動。2.怪事,怪現象。3.惡作劇。

devilry

“ it was just so with my joe - always full of his devilment , and up to every kind of mischief , but he was just as unselfish and kind as he could be - and laws bless me , to think i went and whipped him for taking that cream , never once recollecting that i throwed it out myself because it was sour , and i never to see him again in this world , never , never , never , poor abused boy ! 我以為他偷吃了奶酪,不分青紅皂白地拿鞭子抽了他一頓,壓根沒想到是奶酪酸了,我親手倒掉的。好了,這下子,我別想活著見到他了,永遠永遠永遠也見不著了。這個可憐的受盡虐待的孩子啊! ”

He told me to watch out sharp and let him know when the men come in sight again ; said they was up to some devilment or other - wouldn t be gone long 他叮囑我仔細了望,一見那些人重新出現,立刻告訴他。還說他們準定是在玩弄鬼花招不會走遠的。

The child is always busy with some devilment or other 這孩子總是忙著惡作劇什麼的這孩子總是在搞什麼鬼把戲。

She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment 她捉弄他完全是為了尋開心