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A very cruel or evil being, like a demon, or an extremely wicked person - a strong, dramatic word often used in old stories. In casual modern use, it's also a joking, way to describe someone who loves something a lot or does it obsessively, like a 'coffee fiend' (someone who really loves coffee).
惡魔、惡棍;(口語,誇張)……狂、……成癮的人
組成From an old word meaning 'enemy' - it's the historical opposite of 'friend,' which came from an old word meaning 'one who loves.'
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fiendnoun/ˈfiːnd/
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A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
- what God or Feend, or ſpirit of the earth, Or Monſter turned to a manly ſhape, Or of what mould or mettel he be made, […]
- Many hold too that he was acquainted with forbidden arts, and used to carry on an intercourse with the fiends and old women that raised storms, and such like.
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A very evil person.
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obsoleteAn enemy; a foe.
- We waited for our fiend to arrive.
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archaicThe enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan.
- He proffered a pact to Satan, calling upon the Fiend and working himself into a frenzy - but his infernal majesty failed to respond.
- At the confirmation ceremony the bishop would lay his hands on the child and tie around its forehead a linen band […]. This was believed to strengthen him against the assaults of the fiend […]
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informalAn addict or fanatic.
- dope fiend
- He's been a jazz fiend since his teenage years.
fiendverb/ˈfiːnd/
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slangTo yearn; to be desperate.
- I play it off, but I'm dreaming of you / And I'll try to keep my cool, but I'm fiendin'
- I am back in San Francisco at the Clift Hotel, fiending for my fix.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。