goblin
/ˈɡɒblɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɑːblɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgä-blən/ (ame, mw)
goblin — 名詞
- goblinsingular
- goblinsplural
1. a small, ugly imaginary creature in folk tales and fantasy stories that enjoys p
妖精；小妖怪
傳說中愛搗蛋的醜小怪物
a small, ugly imaginary creature in folk tales and fantasy stories that enjoys playing nasty tricks on people or causing problems for them.
In the Welsh tale, a green goblin stole the bread from the baker's shop.
在威爾斯的故事裡，一隻綠色的小妖怪偷走了麵包店的麵包。
narrative subject in past tense storytelling
Tamar painted a goblin with pointed ears and yellow eyes for the school art show.
Tamar 為學校美術展畫了一隻有尖耳朵和黃眼睛的妖精。
The children were too frightened to enter the woods, sure that goblins lived there.
孩子們嚇得不敢走進樹林，深信小妖怪就住在那裡。
Caleb dressed up as a goblin for Halloween and scared the younger kids next door.
Caleb 萬聖節打扮成小妖怪，嚇壞了隔壁的小朋友。
The novel describes a clever goblin who guards the treasure inside a mountain cave.
這本小說描寫一隻聰明的妖精，守護著山洞裡的寶藏。
用法筆記
Almost always appears in fictional or fantasy contexts; never used to describe a real person except as a strong insult about appearance or behaviour.