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单词 mephistophelean
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Mephistopheleanadj.

Brit. /ˌmɛfᵻstəˈfiːlɪən/, /mᵻˌfɪstəˈfiːlɪən/, /mɛfᵻˌstɒfᵻˈliːən/, U.S. /məˌfɪstəˈfiliən/, /məˌfɪstəˈfiljən/, /ˈˌmɛfəstɑfəˈliən/
Forms: 1800s Mephistophilean (irregular), 1800s– Mephistophelean. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mephistopheles , -an suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Mephistopheles (see Mephistopheles n.) + -an suffix: see -ean suffix. Compare Mephistophelian adj.
Relating to or resembling Mephistopheles; demonic in appearance or nature; fiendish; = Mephistophelian adj.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [adjective] > relating to or resembling Mephistopheles
Mephistophelean1836
Mephistophelistic1837
Mephistophelic1853
1836 Spiritual Mag. May 156 The grace of God does frequently..baffle these Mephistophelean doctrines.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxix. 294 The Major['s]..face and figure were dilated with Mephistophelean joy.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii. 154 He carries an everlasting Mephistophelean grin on his face.
1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin 209 These Apaches..were handsome, too, in a Mephistophelean style.
1912 Times 13 Aug. 5/5 This artist, with the curvilinear hat-brim and the Mephistophelean air, produces [etc.].
1976 Time 27 Sept. 14/3 Up shot the Moynihan Mephistophelean eyebrow.
2009 R. M. Dowling Crit. Compan. E. O'Neill 200/1 His Dionysian Pan-god mask transforms slowly into a Satanic, or Mephistophelean, face.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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