A mischief-maker is someone who causes trouble on purpose — a quarrel, a scare, a little mess that sets people against each other. It is not an accident, and it is not the same as being clumsy.

A mischief-maker mischief-maker is指 someone who causes trouble on purpose故意惹麻煩的人 — a quarrel一場爭吵, a scare一場驚嚇, a little mess that sets people against each other或是讓大家互相對立的一點小亂子。It它 is not不是 an accident意外, and而且 it它 is not the same as也不等於 being clumsy笨手笨腳。

Grown-ups often use it of a child who enjoys being naughty but is not truly cruel; you can use it of an adult too, though then it can sound a little old-fashioned, even a little fond. It is milder than troublemaker in many ears: a mischief-maker sounds as if they like the stir, not as if they want to wreck something.

Grown-ups大人 often use it of常用來說 a child一個小孩 who enjoys being naughty but is not truly cruel喜歡調皮搗蛋但不是真的壞心; you你 can use it of an adult too也可以用在大人身上, though then it can sound a little old-fashioned, even a little fond不過那時候聽起來會有點老派，甚至帶點疼惜的味道。It它 is milder than在很多人耳裡比 troublemaker troublemaker語氣輕: a mischief-maker mischief-maker聽起來 sounds as if they like the stir像是喜歡搞點小騷動, not as if they want to wreck something而不是想把東西搞砸。

You will meet it in stories, in family talk, and in a teacher’s tired voice. You almost never hear it in law or in a serious report.

You will meet it你會在 in stories故事裡, in family talk家人聊天時, and和 in a teacher's tired voice老師疲憊的語氣裡聽到這個字。You almost never hear it你幾乎不會聽到這個字 in law在法律用語裡 or or in a serious report或正式的報導裡。

Though actually, the same person can be called a mischief-maker at home and a troublemaker at work — the word you choose is about how dark the trouble feels, not about a different kind of act.

Though actually不過, the same person同一個人 can be called可以 a mischief-maker at home在家裡被叫mischief-maker and而 a troublemaker at work在工作上被叫troublemaker — the word you choose你選哪個字 is about取決於 how dark the trouble feels那件麻煩事讓人感覺有多嚴重, not about a different kind of act而不是因為做的事不一樣。