enjoying playing tricks and annoying people 顽皮的；捣蛋的 a mischievous boy 淘气的男孩 a mischievous grin/smile/look 顽皮地咧着嘴笑；顽皮地微微一笑；显出淘气的神情 Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement. 她的眼睛因顽皮的娱乐而闪烁。 She looked slightly mischievous. 她看上去有点淘气。
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(of an action or a statement 行为或言论 causing trouble, such as damaging somebody’s reputation 招惹是非的；恶意的 mischievous lies/gossip 招惹是非的谎言／闲言碎语
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French meschevous, from Old French meschever ‘come to an unfortunate end’, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’). The early sense was ‘unfortunate ’or‘ calamitous’, later ‘having harmful effects’; the sense ‘playfully troublesome’ dates from the late 17th cent.