satanic
adj
1 (often 常作 Satanic) of or like Satan (似)撒旦的, 魔鬼的
satanic rites, eg involving the worship of Satan 崇拜撒旦的仪式
(joc 谑) His Satanic Majesty, ie Satan 撒旦陛下.
2 (esp rhet 尤作修辞) wicked; evil 邪恶的; 罪恶的.
Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to princes who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.