| 单词 | infernal |
| 释义 | infernal (once / 768 pages) 1adjn 2adj Things that come from Hell, or seem like they do, are infernal. If your father tells you to stop listening to that infernal music, he thinks your tunes are hellish on the ears. The word infernal comes from infernus, the Latin word for underground. A related word is inferno which means a really big fire, the kind that you might find in Hell. Although it might be used to describe something really hot or something evil, infernal is usually used when someone is complaining about something they really don't like such as the infernal dog next door that keeps barking. WORD FAMILYinfernal: infernally, infernals+/inferno: infernal, infernos USAGE EXAMPLESI could go on, but is anyone really craving more references to this infernal election? New York Times(Oct 30, 2016) As soon as the courtly old gent picks up the infernal scalpel, he assumes the appearance of a hideously deformed fiend. Slate(Oct 28, 2016) Giger’s visions of hellish monstrosities gave the original slasher in space an enduring veneer of infernal threat, of unspeakable things from cursed netherworlds. The Guardian(Oct 25, 2016) 1 1adj characteristic of or resembling Hell infernal noise infernal punishment 2adj being of the underworld infernal regions Syn|Ant evil morally bad or wrong chthonian, chthonic, netherdwelling beneath the surface of the earth Hadean, Plutonian, Tartareanof or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus Stygianhellish supernal being or coming from on high heavenlyof or belonging to heaven or god 3adj extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell infernal instruments of war Syn demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, satanic, unholy evil morally bad or wrong 4adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire infernal heat 5n an inhabitant of Hell 2his roar made the infernals quake Hyper dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed someone who is no longer alive adj expletives used informally as intensifiers an infernal nuisance Syn cursed, curst deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier |
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