infernal

名词 infernal:

1. an inhabitant of hell

形容词 infernal:

1. characteristic of or resembling hell
2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
   同义词：demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, satanic, unholy
3. expletives used informally as intensifiers
   同义词：blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned
4. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire
5. being of a lower world of the dead

1. Infernal instruments of war.
   战争恶魔似的傀儡
2. People still have a general fear for the imaginary infernal powers.
   人们对于虚构的地狱中的鬼神仍具有一种普遍的恐惧。

in.fer.nal

adj.（形容词）

Of or relating to a lower world of the dead.
阴间的：属于死者的地狱或与死者的地狱有关的
Of or relating to hell:
地狱的：属于地狱或与地狱有关的：
例句：
infernal punishments; infernal powers.
地狱的惩罚；死神

Fiendish; diabolical:
恶魔般的；地狱般的：
例句：
infernal instruments of war.
战争恶魔似的傀儡

Abominable; awful:
可恨的；坏透的：
例句：
the infernal racket of the jackhammers.
手提凿岩机的令人厌恶的轰隆声

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin onfern3lis
源自 后期拉丁语 onfern3lis
from onfernus [hell]
源自 onfernus [地狱]
from Latin [lower, underground] * see ôdher-
源自 拉丁语 [较低的，地下的] *参见 ôdher-

【引伸】
infer.nally
adv.（副词）