1
- an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell（尤指困扰人或在地狱中折磨人的）魔鬼, 恶魔。
1.1
- a cruel, evil, or destructive person or thing恶魔, 恶人; 邪恶的事物：
I was a little demon, I can tell you.
我曾经是小恶人, 我可以告诉你。
1.2
- often as modifier a forceful, fierce, or skilful performer of a specified activity高手, 狂人; 技艺出众的人：
a friend of mine is a demon cook
我的一个朋友是个烹饪高手
a demon for work.
工作狂。
1.3
- mass noun reckless mischief; devilry恶意; 邪恶：
his eyes are bursting with pure demon.
他眼露凶光。
2
- another term for
DAEMON1 （义项1）. 同DAEMON1 .
短语
like a demon
- in a very forceful, fierce, or skilful way狂人似的; 拼命地; 技艺高超地：
he worked like a demon.
他工作起来简直不要命。
词源
Middle 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.
- Austral./NZ informal a police officer〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉警察。
词源
late 19th cent.: apparently from Van Diemen's Land， an early name for Tasmania.