| 单词 | demon |
| 释义 | demon /dee"meuhn/, 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. daemon. 7. Australian Slang. a policeman, esp. a detective. adj. 8. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon. 9. possessed or controlled by a demon. [1350-1400; ME < L daemonium < Gk daimónion, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neut. of daimónios, deriv. of daímon; (def. 6) < L; see DAEMON] |
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