connected with, or like, a demon 恶魔的;魔鬼似的;恶魔般的 demonic forces 邪恶势力 a demonic appearance 魔鬼般的外表 This was a society in which demonic possession was greatly feared. 在这个社会里人们都对魔鬼附身怀有极大的恐惧。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDemonic is used with these nouns:- creature
- force
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek daimonikos, from daimōn ‘deity, genius’; also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’.