hobgoblin
n. (民间传说中的)淘气的小妖精; 鬼怪; 妖怪; 令人恐怖的事物
1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
2. an object of dread or apprehension;
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
令人讨厌的小人物身上有着愚蠢的一致性.
The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.
换生灵变成了小孩, 小孩变成了换生灵.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
愚蠢的始终如一是渺小心灵的妖怪.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )
令人讨厌的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉尔夫沃尔多埃默森 )