1520s, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (compare Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in German folklore, + goblin.
例文
1. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
嫌われ者には愚かな一致性がある。
2.The hobgoblin becomes the child，and the child becomes a hobgoblin .
換生霊は子供に、子供は換生霊になった。
3.A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
愚かな始終はちっぽけな心の妖怪だった。
4.A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds（Ralph Waldo Emerson）