| 单词 | infernal |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [in'fə:nl] |
| 解释 | adj. 地狱的；可恶的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 地狱的(of hell)；可恶的(hateful; outrageous) 【记】 infern(低)+al→低的 地方→地狱的 【同】 同根词：inferior(低 下的) |
| 字源 | infernal (adj.) late 14c., in reference to the underworld, from Old French enfernal, infernal (12c.), from Late Latin infernalis "of the lower regions," from infernus "hell" (Ambrose), literally "the lower (world)," noun use of Latin infernus "lower, lying beneath," from infra "below" (see infra-). Meaning "devilish, hateful" is from early 15c. For the name of the place, or things which resemble it, the Italian form inferno has been used in English since 1834, from Dante. Related: Infernally. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 地狱的(of hell); 可恶的(hateful; outrageous) 【记】infem(低), al一低的地方一地狱的 【参】inferior(低下的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】inferior 下级的→往下就是地下→地狱；音：阴风→阴风瑟瑟是阴曹地狱，作恶过多或有罪孽之人要去的地方，经过炼狱洗涤罪孽后才可能解脱 【相关】supernal 天堂的，eternal 永恒的, 永远的，external 外部的, 外面，internal 内在的 |
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