English Dictionary

Mephistopheles

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌmɛ.fɪˈstɒ.fɪ.liːz/

名詞

A fiendish person, especially one who tricks someone into following a destructive or disastrous course of action; a tempter.

日本語の意味

破滅や災いをもたらす道へ他人を誘う悪魔的な存在、誘惑する悪魔

He warned us that the new partner was a Mephistopheles, charming on the surface but plotting to drag the firm into ruin.

彼は新しいパートナーが表面上は魅力的だが、会社を破滅に導こうと企む悪魔のような人物だと私たちに警告した。

意味（1）

A fiendish person, especially one who tricks someone into following a destructive or disastrous course of action; a tempter.

Poison in my idle mind makes quick work for the Mephistopheles, / Who quickly makes his excuses