an evil spirit 惡魔；魔鬼 The people believed the girl was possessed by demons. 人們相信這個女孩被魔鬼附了身。
Extra Examplesdemons torturing the sinners in Hell 地獄裏折磨罪人的魔鬼 an ancient ritual to exorcise demons 古老的驅魔儀式 tales of travellers attacked by evil demons 旅行者被惡魔攻擊的故事
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy （使人擔憂和不快的）邪惡事物 the demons of jealousy 惡魔一樣的嫉妒心 She's had to battle her personal demons throughout her adult life. 她整個成年時期都在與心裏的惡魔作戰。 He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. 他爲心魔所困擾，那可追溯至他飽受創傷的童年。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
- (informal)
a person who does something very well or with a lot of energy 技藝出衆的人；精力充沛的人
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 含酒精飲料