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单词 demon-
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•mon /ˈdimən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an evil spirit; fiend:a ceremony to exorcise demons from the haunted house.
  2. a wicked or cruel person.
  3. one with great energy:a demon for work.
de•mon•ic /dɪˈmɑnɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
demono-, 
  1. a combining form representing demon in compound words:demonology.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] demon-. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•mon  (dēmən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an evil spirit;
    devil or fiend.
  2. an evil passion or influence.
  3. a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
  4. a person with great energy, drive, etc.:He's a demon for work.
  5. a person, esp. a child, who is very mischievous:His younger son is a real little demon.
  6. Mythologydaemon.
  7. British Terms[Australian Slang.]a policeman, esp. a detective.

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
  2. possessed or controlled by a demon.
  • Latin; see daemon
  • Greek daimónion, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neuter of daimónios, derivative of daímōn; (def. 6)
  • Latin daemonium
  • Middle English 1350–1400

demon-, 
  1. var. of demono- before a vowel:demonism.

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