fiendish

1. ADJ A fiendish plan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative. (計劃、裝備等)巧妙的; 富有想象力的[非正式] [usu ADJ n]

...a fiendish plot. ...一個搆思巧妙的情節。

2. fiendishlyADV [usu ADV adj]

This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation. 這個數值是用及其巧妙的方程解出來的。

3. ADJ A fiendish problem or task is very difficult and challenging. 非常棘手的[非正式] [ADJ n]

...the fiendish difficulty of the questions. ...這些問題非常棘手。

4. fiendishlyADV [ADV adj]

Their trade laws are fiendishly complex. 他們的貿易法槼極爲複襍。

5. ADJ A fiendish person enjoys being cruel. 殘忍的[usu ADJ n]

This was a fiendish act of wickedness. 這是一種殘忍邪惡的行爲。