hobgoblin
英 ['hɒbgɒblɪn]
- n. 妖怪
英英释意
- 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- 2. an object of dread or apprehension;
- "Germany was always a bugbear for France"
- "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson