goblin
/ˈgɒblɪn/noun
- a mischievous, ugly, dwarf-like creature of folklore小精灵（民间传说中淘气、丑陋、矮小的动物）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French gobelin, possibly related to German Kobold （see KOBOLD） or to Greek kobalos 'mischievous goblin'. In medieval Latin Gobelinus occurs as the name of a mischievous spirit, said to haunt Évreux in northern France in the 12th cent.