| 单词 | incubus |
| 释义 | incubus /in"kyeuh beuhs, ing"-/, n. , pl. incubi /-buy'/, incubuses. 1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Cf. succubus (def. 1). 2. a nightmare. 3. something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare. [1175-1225; ME < LL: a nightmare induced by such a demon, n. deriv. of L incubare to lie upon; see INCUBATE] |
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