fiendish

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

...a fiendish plot. ...一个构思巧妙的情节。

2. fiendishlyADV [usu ADV adj]

This figure is reached by a fiendishly clever equation. 这个数值是用及其巧妙的方程解出来的。

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. ...这些问题非常棘手。

4. fiendishlyADV [ADV adj]

Their trade laws are fiendishly complex. 他们的贸易法规极为复杂。

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

This was a fiendish act of wickedness. 这是一种残忍邪恶的行为。