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hobgoblin

英 ['hɒbgɒblɪn]
  • n. 妖怪

英英释意


1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
2. an object of dread or apprehension;
"Germany was always a bugbear for France"
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson