late 14c., from Old French diabolique (13c.), from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ecclesiastical Greek diabolikos "devilish," from diabolos (see devil (n.)).
实用例句
1. Pitt's smile returned, and it was hideously diabolic.
皮特的脸上重新浮现出笑容，但却狰狞可怕。
来自辞典例句
2. There was a diabolic gleam in his eyes as if something amused him greatly.
那时他眼里闪耀着一丝残忍的光辉,仿佛有什么叫他大为高兴似的.
来自飘（部分）
3. Fires lit up a diabolic scene.
火光映射出残忍的现场.
来自互联网
4. Japan's diabolic plot to wage bacteriological warfare against China during World War II has been exposed.
