hobgoblin
n. (民間傳說中的)淘氣的小妖精; 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.
令人討厭的小人物身上有著愚蠢的一致性.
The hobgoblin becomes the child, and the child becomes a hobgoblin.
換生靈變成了小孩, 小孩變成了換生靈.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin o f little minds.
愚蠢的始終如一是渺小心靈的妖怪.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds ( Ralph Waldo Emerson )
令人討厭的小人物身上愚蠢的一致性 ( 拉爾夫沃爾多埃默森 )