early 14c., "unfortunate, disastrous," probably from mischief + -ous. Sense of "playfully malicious or annoying" first recorded 1670s. Related: Mischievously; mischievousness.
雙語例句
1. Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face.
伯格側(cè)著頭,臉上掠過一絲調(diào)皮的神情。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Margaret was always mischievous and set on her own individual course.
瑪格麗特總是調(diào)皮搗亂,而且一意孤行。
來自柯林斯例句
3. She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child.