| 单词 | incubus |
| 释义 | incubus (once / 7476 pages) n An incubus is a scary mythological character that visits people in their sleep, a kind of nightmare demon. If you dream that an incubus is weighing you down as you snooze, you'll probably wake in a panic. Incubus comes from the Latin incubo, "nightmare, one who lies down on (the sleeper)," which perfectly describes the legendary evil spirit that crushes sleepers, triggering terrible nightmares and making them feel like they're suffocating. In the Middle Ages, not only did people believe incubi (yes, that's the plural) were real; they passed laws against these terrifying spirits. These days, an apparent incubus is likely to be explained away as sleep paralysis, or a waking dream. WORD FAMILYincubus: incubi USAGE EXAMPLESBut the character feels mopily obligatory, even when he’s shown single-handedly gunning down a dozen of Incubus’s pimple-people from the roof of a car. Washington Post(Aug 03, 2016) For decades, poorly justified scientific fears of future warming have hovered as an incubus over U.S. energy development. Wall Street Journal(May 31, 2016) A portrait of a grinning incubus with a naked woman was down to him. The Guardian(May 12, 2016) 1n a male demon believed to visit people while they sleep and to consort with sleeping women Hyper daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend an evil supernatural being 2n an oppressive situation resembling a terrifying dream Syn|Hyper nightmare situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty 3n someone who causes great distress or anxiety Hyper disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
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