de·mon
noun/ˈdiːmən/
/ˈdiːmən/
Idioms - an evil spirit
魔鬼；恶魔 - The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
人们相信这个女孩被恶魔附体了。
Extra Examples- demons torturing the sinners in Hell
恶魔在地狱里折磨罪人 - an ancient ritual to exorcise demons
古老的驱魔仪式 - tales of travellers attacked by evil demons
旅行者被恶魔攻击的故事
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
- The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
- something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy
（使人担忧和不快的）邪恶事物 - the demons of jealousy
恶魔一样的嫉妒心 - She's had to battle her personal demons throughout her adult life.
她整个成年时期都在与心里的恶魔作战。 - He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood.
他为心魔所困扰，那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
- the demons of jealousy
- (informal) a person who does something very well or with a lot of energy
技艺出众的人；精力充沛的人 - He skis like a demon.
他滑雪技艺超群。 - He’s a demon: he gets up early, he works out, he goes home early, he studies, he works out again…
他是个恶魔：他早起，他锻炼，他早回家，他学习，他又锻炼......
- He skis like a demon.
Word OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in sense (1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn.
Idioms
the demon drink
- (British English, humorous) alcoholic drink
含酒精饮料