bedevil
英 [bɪ'dev(ə)l]
美 [bɪ'dɛvl]
語源
bedevil。接頭辞be-、強調。devil、悪魔。
英語の語源
- bedevil (v.)
- 1768, "to treat diabolically, abuse," from be- + verbal use of devil (q.v.). Meaning "to mischievously confuse" is from 1755; that of "to drive frantic" is from 1823. Related: Bedeviled (1570s, in a literal sense, "possessed"); bedeviling.
例文
- 1. If it backfires,it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
- 計画が不測の事態に遭遇した場合、政府支出を抑制するための努力は失敗する。
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