单词 | demon |
释义 | de·mon (dēmən) n. 1. An evil supernatural being; a devil. 2. A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion: the demon of drug addiction. 3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away like a demon; a real demon at math. 4. Variant of daimon. [Middle English, from Late Latin daemōn, from Latin, spirit, from Greek daimōn, divine power; see dā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] de·monic (-mŏnĭk) adj. de·moni·cal·ly adv. |
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