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demon/ˈdi:mən/n. 1a an evil spirit or devil, esp. one thought to possess a person 恶魔，魔鬼(尤指依附于某人身上的一种思想) b the personification of evil passion 邪恶的化身 2 a malignant supernatural being; the Devil 凶神恶煞，魔鬼 3 (often 常作 attrib.) a forceful, fierce, or skilful performer 精力过人之人；技艺出众的人 a demon on the tennis court 网球场上的奇才; a demon player 好手，鬼才 4 a cruel or destructive person 恶棍；凶恶的人；捣蛋鬼 5 (also 亦作 daemon)a an inner or attendant spirit; a genius 精灵；天才 the demon of creativity 创造发明天才 b a divinity or supernatural being in ancient Greece (古希腊的)神灵(或神) □ a demon for work colloq. a person who works strenuously [口]工作狂 [Middle English via medieval Latin demon and Latin daemon from Greek daimōn ‘deity’] |