| 单词 | demon lover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdemon lover demon lover n. (a) a lover in spirit form; a lover that is a demon; also figurative; (b) an exceptionally good lover. Frequently with allusion to quot. 1816, hence often implying a lover who is alluring or enchanting. ΚΠ 1816 S. T. Coleridge Kubla Khan in Christabel 56 A savage place! as holy and inchanted As e'er beneath a waning moon was haunted By woman wailing for her demon-lover! 1886 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 152/1 It was like the good-bye of a girl who had been borne away by a demon-lover. 1937 P. G. Wodehouse Lord Emsworth & Others v. 172 When a woman is to all intents and purposes waiting for a demon lover, it requires super-salesmanship to induce her to accept..an Ernest Plinlimmon. 1988 D. Allison Trash 111 Katy always said she wanted to be the Demon Lover, the one we desire even when we know it is not us she wants, but our souls. 1995 N. Hornby High Fidelity (1996) v. 65 I know, however, that Ian was something of a demon lover... I could hear it all. 2007 S. L. Plum Solitary Goose 7 When Yellow Woman is kidnapped by a demon-lover..her sisters call her back. < as lemmas |
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