英语词汇“mischief”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mischief

/ˈmɪstʃɪf

noun [mass noun]

1Playful misbehaviour, especially on the part of children: she’ll make sure Danny doesn’t get into mischief...

‘David was always up to mischief with his mates,’ Tracy said.
I can't understand why people don't want this thing when the children are so bored and get up to mischief.
A group of youngsters are up to mischief in a local wood when they decide to go in search of a derelict house where, according to local legend, a weird old witch used to live.

Synonyms

naughtiness, badness, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, disobedience, pranks, tricks, larks, capers, nonsense, roguery, devilry, funny business;

French diablerie

informal monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky

British informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery

archaic deviltry

impishness, roguishness, devilment

rare rascality

1.1Playfulness that is intended to tease or create trouble: her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief...

She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else.
Abby smirked, pure mischief dancing in her eyes.
There was a slight mischief in her eyes and a smirk on his lips.

2Harm or trouble caused by someone or something: she was bent on making mischief...

The idea was to entice teenagers off the streets on Saturdays when they might be making mischief, but Sonja never imagined how successful it would be.
The former group are intent on making mischief, the latter on making meaning out of an event which still has none.
Such a thing can cause huge mischief, when these contradictory streams collide.

Synonyms

harm, hurt, an injury;

impairment, damage, detriment, ill, trouble

2.1 [count noun] archaic A person responsible for harm or annoyance.What a mischief was that boy who trespassed behind the stage and over it only to slip and use her to break his fall.

3 Law A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy: the statute was passed to prevent a mischief in respect of which the defendant was already under a duty at common law...

This mischief has now been remedied by section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981.
The mischief that section 42 is designed to prevent is repeated litigation against the same person on the same issue.
It seems to come to this: what is a situation where the statute that is then enacted upon its proper construction happens to go beyond remedying the mischief?

Phrases

do someone (or oneself) a mischief

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting misfortune or distress): from Old French meschief, from the verb meschever, from mes- 'adversely' + chever 'come to an end' (from chef 'head').

In early examples, mischief denoted ‘misfortune’ or ‘distress’. It came from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, based on chef ‘head’.

单词	mischief
释义	mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf / noun [mass noun] 1Playful misbehaviour, especially on the part of children: she’ll make sure Danny doesn’t get into mischief... ‘David was always up to mischief with his mates,’ Tracy said. I can't understand why people don't want this thing when the children are so bored and get up to mischief. A group of youngsters are up to mischief in a local wood when they decide to go in search of a derelict house where, according to local legend, a weird old witch used to live. Synonyms naughtiness, badness, bad behaviour, misbehaviour, mischievousness, misconduct, misdemeanour, perversity, disobedience, pranks, tricks, larks, capers, nonsense, roguery, devilry, funny business; French diablerie informal monkey tricks, monkey business, shenanigans, goings-on, hanky-panky British informal carry-on, carryings-on, jiggery-pokery archaic deviltry impishness, roguishness, devilment rare rascality 1.1Playfulness that is intended to tease or create trouble: her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief... She rubbed my arm comfortingly with a small twinkle of mischief that I had seen somewhere else. Abby smirked, pure mischief dancing in her eyes. There was a slight mischief in her eyes and a smirk on his lips. 2Harm or trouble caused by someone or something: she was bent on making mischief... The idea was to entice teenagers off the streets on Saturdays when they might be making mischief, but Sonja never imagined how successful it would be. The former group are intent on making mischief, the latter on making meaning out of an event which still has none. Such a thing can cause huge mischief, when these contradictory streams collide. Synonyms harm, hurt, an injury; impairment, damage, detriment, ill, trouble 2.1 [count noun] archaic A person responsible for harm or annoyance.What a mischief was that boy who trespassed behind the stage and over it only to slip and use her to break his fall. 3 Law A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy: the statute was passed to prevent a mischief in respect of which the defendant was already under a duty at common law... This mischief has now been remedied by section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981. The mischief that section 42 is designed to prevent is repeated litigation against the same person on the same issue. It seems to come to this: what is a situation where the statute that is then enacted upon its proper construction happens to go beyond remedying the mischief? Phrases do someone (or oneself) a mischief Origin Late Middle English (denoting misfortune or distress): from Old French meschief, from the verb meschever, from mes- 'adversely' + chever 'come to an end' (from chef 'head'). In early examples, mischief denoted ‘misfortune’ or ‘distress’. It came from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, based on chef ‘head’.
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