A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
令人討厭的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性。
The old house was said to be haunted by a mischievous hobgoblin.
據說這座老房子被一個惡作劇的小妖精所附身。
The children were scared of the hobgoblin stories told around the campfire.
孩子們被篝火邊講述的小妖精故事嚇到了。
The hobgoblin cackled with glee as it played tricks on unsuspecting travelers.
小妖精在給毫無戒備的旅行者玩惡作劇時高興地咯咯笑着。
Legend has it that a hobgoblin guards the hidden treasure deep in the forest.
傳說中有一個小妖精在森林深處守護着隱藏的寶藏。
The hobgoblin's mischievous grin gave away its intentions to cause trouble.
小妖精頑皮的笑容暴露了它想要製造麻煩的意圖。
The villagers left offerings to appease the hobgoblin and prevent any mischief.
村民們留下供品來安撫小妖精，防止它製造任何惡作劇。
The hobgoblin's antics kept the townspeople on their toes, never knowing what to expect next.
小妖精的惡作劇讓鎮上的居民時刻保持警惕，永遠不知道下一步會發生什麼。
Some believe that a hobgoblin is responsible for lost items around the house.
有人相信一個小妖精負責房子周圍丟失的物品。
The hobgoblin's presence was felt in the eerie silence of the abandoned castle.
小妖精的存在在廢棄城堡的詭異寂靜中被感知到。
Despite his small stature, the hobgoblin was known for causing big trouble wherever he went.
儘管身材矮小，但小妖精以在哪裏都能製造大麻煩而聞名。
In Scottish, bu-kow was a word for hobgoblins or any particularly terrifying creature.
在蘇格蘭語中，“bu-kow”描述的是妖怪或任何特別可怕的生物。
來源: One Hundred Thousand WhysBut the hobgoblin saw through the pretended person.
但妖怪看穿了這個假冒者。
來源: Pan Pan'What will you give me, ' said the hobgoblin, 'to do it for you'?
“你願意給我什麼， ” 大地精說，“讓我爲你做這件事” ？
來源: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 1)When she hung over the foot of their bed and outlined the work she expected them to do when they recovered, they looked at her as if she were a hobgoblin.
每當她坐在她們牀腳邊，設想她們病好以後她要叫她們做的工作時，她們總是注視着她，彷彿她是個妖魔似的。
來源: Gone with the WindAt last some of the men determined to find out what this strange light was-whether it was a hobgoblin dancing in the air, or something dropped from the sky.
最後，其中幾個人決定要去探個究竟，到底這個燈光是什麼怪物——到底是妖怪在空中亂舞呢，還是從天上掉下來的什麼東西。
來源: American Original Language Arts Third VolumeThis conversation they are apt to run into with the same temper that boys discover in delighting to hear terrible stories of spirits and hobgoblins, which they greedily listen to, and dare not go to bed for fear.
他們很容易遇到這種談話，就像男孩子樂於聽到鬼魂和妖精的可怕故事時發現的那樣，他們貪婪地聽着這些故事，因爲害怕而不敢上牀睡覺。
來源: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
令人討厭的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性。
The old house was said to be haunted by a mischievous hobgoblin.
據說這座老房子被一個惡作劇的小妖精所附身。
The children were scared of the hobgoblin stories told around the campfire.
孩子們被篝火邊講述的小妖精故事嚇到了。
The hobgoblin cackled with glee as it played tricks on unsuspecting travelers.
小妖精在給毫無戒備的旅行者玩惡作劇時高興地咯咯笑着。
Legend has it that a hobgoblin guards the hidden treasure deep in the forest.
傳說中有一個小妖精在森林深處守護着隱藏的寶藏。
The hobgoblin's mischievous grin gave away its intentions to cause trouble.
小妖精頑皮的笑容暴露了它想要製造麻煩的意圖。
The villagers left offerings to appease the hobgoblin and prevent any mischief.
村民們留下供品來安撫小妖精，防止它製造任何惡作劇。
The hobgoblin's antics kept the townspeople on their toes, never knowing what to expect next.
小妖精的惡作劇讓鎮上的居民時刻保持警惕，永遠不知道下一步會發生什麼。
Some believe that a hobgoblin is responsible for lost items around the house.
有人相信一個小妖精負責房子周圍丟失的物品。
The hobgoblin's presence was felt in the eerie silence of the abandoned castle.
小妖精的存在在廢棄城堡的詭異寂靜中被感知到。
Despite his small stature, the hobgoblin was known for causing big trouble wherever he went.
儘管身材矮小，但小妖精以在哪裏都能製造大麻煩而聞名。
In Scottish, bu-kow was a word for hobgoblins or any particularly terrifying creature.
在蘇格蘭語中，“bu-kow”描述的是妖怪或任何特別可怕的生物。
來源: One Hundred Thousand WhysBut the hobgoblin saw through the pretended person.
但妖怪看穿了這個假冒者。
來源: Pan Pan'What will you give me, ' said the hobgoblin, 'to do it for you'?
“你願意給我什麼， ” 大地精說，“讓我爲你做這件事” ？
來源: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 1)When she hung over the foot of their bed and outlined the work she expected them to do when they recovered, they looked at her as if she were a hobgoblin.
每當她坐在她們牀腳邊，設想她們病好以後她要叫她們做的工作時，她們總是注視着她，彷彿她是個妖魔似的。
來源: Gone with the WindAt last some of the men determined to find out what this strange light was-whether it was a hobgoblin dancing in the air, or something dropped from the sky.
最後，其中幾個人決定要去探個究竟，到底這個燈光是什麼怪物——到底是妖怪在空中亂舞呢，還是從天上掉下來的什麼東西。
來源: American Original Language Arts Third VolumeThis conversation they are apt to run into with the same temper that boys discover in delighting to hear terrible stories of spirits and hobgoblins, which they greedily listen to, and dare not go to bed for fear.
他們很容易遇到這種談話，就像男孩子樂於聽到鬼魂和妖精的可怕故事時發現的那樣，他們貪婪地聽着這些故事，因爲害怕而不敢上牀睡覺。
來源: Gulliver's Travels (Original Version)探索常見搜尋詞彙