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enfant terrible

/ahn-fahn te-ree-bluh/US // ɑ̃ fɑ̃ tɛˈri blə //

可怕的孩子,糟糕的孩子,可怕的小孩,可怕的儿童

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural en·fants ter·ri·bles [ahn-fahn te-ree-bluh]. /ɑ̃ fɑ̃ tɛˈri blə/. French.

    • : an incorrigible child, as one whose behavior is embarrassing.
    • : an outrageously outspoken or bold person who says and does indiscreet or irresponsible things.
    • : a person whose work, thought, or lifestyle is so unconventional or avant-garde as to appear revolutionary or shocking.

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Examples

  • He returned home to learn that his 9-year-old son had been awakened in the night by a terrible dream.

  • The birds are debeaked, suffer ulcers, and terrible feet conditions.

  • Amelia says some truly terrible things to Sam, supposedly inhabited by the Babadook but really consumed in grief.

  • Most frustratingly for the school chancellor, this made it all but impossible to fire terrible teachers.

  • I knew because I rifled through his mail that terrible October morning.

  • Judge or sheriff, it was all one to them, each being equally terrible in their eyes.

  • Terror drives you on; fate coerces you; you can't help yourself, and my delight is to make the plunge terrible.

  • The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.

  • The history of that terrible hour is brightened by many such instances of native fealty.

  • He stood listening to what I was saying, and I recall that when I turned slightly and saw his face, it was terrible!