| 单词 | demon |
| 释义 | demon (once / 389 pages) n A demon is an evil, mythical monster or spirit. Stories about demons are featured in a variety of different religious traditions. You might come across a demon in a supernatural fairy tale, or even in the Christian Bible. Demons are often interchangeable with devils, and both words are sometimes used to talk about a cruel, fiendish person. If you're extremely good at something, you also might be described as a demon: "She's a demon at bowling." The Greek root, daimon, doesn't have the same negative connotations — it means "spirit or deity." WORD FAMILYdemon: demonic, demonise, demonism, demonize, demons+/demonic: demonically/demonise: demonisation, demonised/demonism: demonolatry/demonization: demonizations/demonize: demonization, demonized, demonizes, demonizing USAGE EXAMPLESMy mom’s own body-image demons clouded her ability to determine what was truly best for my body. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) It is we who are the true monsters and brutes and demons and wild things, not them. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) Northwestern State: The Lady Demons entered the game with a 79.6 percent showing from the free-throw line, which ranked 6th in the nation. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n an evil supernatural being Syn|Hypo|Hyper daemon, daimon, devil, fiend incubus a male demon believed to visit people while they sleep and to consort with sleeping women succuba, succubusa female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior evil spirit a spirit tending to cause harm 2n a cruel, wicked, and inhuman person Syn|Hypo|Hyper devil, fiend, monster, ogre demoniac someone who acts as if possessed by a demon disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable 3n someone extremely diligent or skillful he worked like a demon to finish the job on time she's a demon at math Hyper actor, doer, worker a person who acts and gets things done |
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