英语词汇puckish的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	puckish
词源	puckish. The mischievous or impish are called puckish after the sprite in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shake- speare coining the proper name Puck from puck, for “a mali- cious demon,” but creating a character far more merry and at- tractive. It is Puck who speaks Shakespeare’s immortal line: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
随便看	mainiacs main liner main street maintenon maize major league makari make a clean breast of it make a long story short make a mountain out of a molehill make a pig-s ear of make a scene make bricks without straw make ends meet make fur fly make good make hay while the sun shines make him an offer he can’t refuse make love make me a child again just for tonight make my day make no bones about it make one-s gorge rise make one-s hair stand on end make one-s mouth water

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