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noun ˈdiːmənˈdimən 1An 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 he was possessed by an evil demon each of the damned souls was guarded by a group of hideous demons Example sentencesExamples - As well as animal forms, demons can have other grotesque and hideous forms.
- The Japanese culture and arts have been strongly influenced by a wide-spread belief in ghosts, demons and supernatural spirits.
- It was a large wave of monsters, made up mainly of ogres and dog demons.
- Indeed, they would conclude that he was possessed by an evil demon.
- Can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription because he or she believes the client is possessed by demons?
- Tibetans treat the blind as outcasts because they believe they are possessed by demons or have committed evil in a prior life.
- ‘People who lived on the streets due to the abuse of drugs, were not mentally deranged but possessed by demons,’ he said.
- At any rate, the talk show host was advising a father who thought his son was possessed by a demon.
- Early Christian art painted demons and devils as black figures.
- Shadows of beasts and demons flickered bigger-than-life on the walls.
- But there is simply no credible evidence to suggest the boy was possessed by demons or evil spirits.
- Frescoes of demons and spirits writhe across the walls of its prayer halls, and the drone of absorbed monks fills dim rooms and corridors.
- In Tartini's time, the Devil personified the spirit of evil, a demon, the ruler of Hell, and the chief adversary of God.
- In the first one I look like some evil demon has possessed me.
- From that there can be no doubt that the power of a demon is destructive - his purpose in dominating the personality is to destroy it.
- On Japanese art objects, Kintaro is usually shown fighting with a wild animal or a demon.
- The demons and other beasts that escaped banishment hid in the dark places of the world, like the forests and great pits.
- This type of dragon was considered by many to be the intermediate stage between a demon and the Devil and as such came into Christian belief.
- Possession by a bad spirit (a demon or witch) has been cited as the cause of some of the evil things people do.
- In a statement to the inquest, Mr Delstanche senior, said his son was not trying to harm himself but thought he could burn the spirits or demons out of his body.
Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon incubus, succubus hellhound Arabian & Muslim mythology afreet Hindu mythology rakshasa - 1.1 A cruel, evil, or unmanageable person.
I was a little demon, I can tell you 我曾经是小恶人，我可以告诉你。 Example sentencesExamples - Why did he go from nearly human to cruel demon in a heartbeat?
- After all, no child could resist the commanding and manipulating voice of a demon.
- No, they are not animals, they are evil demons who hide under the cloak of kindness and normality while they hatch their plots.
- Three, I'm a sadistic demon that delights in your emotional pain.
- That, or there's some twisted sadist of a blind, jealous lunatic demon deceiving me.
- You are just hiding your true feelings; you hate us, you think we are evil wicked demons from hell here to rip you to shreds.
- She had been manipulated by the demon, just as Koreko had been.
Synonyms monster, ogre, fiend, devil, villain, brute, savage, beast, barbarian, animal - 1.2 A powerful, often destructive compulsion or obsession.
he is plagued by demons which go back to his childhood Example sentencesExamples - A few years back, I interviewed an American college English professor who started drinking whiskey to control his psychological demons.
- He realized with disgust that, as much as he hated the man he became during war, a large part of him thrived on the action just as much as that demon in his mind.
- Airguns are not possessed of demons but, sadly, humans often are.
- I intend to say that he has every right not to be more forthcoming but some Freudian demon prompts me to say that he has every reason not to.
- In every scene, we can sense monsters, demons, and compulsions lurking just beneath surface.
- What kind of psychological demons must Lisa suffer from to ruin his life like this, he wondered.
- Both men were driven by powerful inner demons, throughout their childhood and into adulthood.
- Martina Rosenoff types at her keyboard, successfully able to push the demons of fear and doubt from her mind.
- Which rising star in the art world claims to be possessed by demons?
- Gerald suffers in his relationship with Gudrun, his mixture of violence and weakness arousing a destructive demon in her.
- Psychologically, demons may well be a projection of ourselves, the worst part of our nature or the most feared part of our own nature.
- I cannot remember and do not know what evil demon possessed me and took me down to the record shop to buy this.
- But one deeply entrenched demon I would like to exorcise is my tendency to break into a cold sweat when dealing with things financial.
- They were caught up with their own private demons - which it seemed I was responsible for unleashing.
- My private demons were as clear as the words on the printed page.
- It releases something, some little demon, just to say these things.
- The painter's private demons take shape in the figures on the canvas.
- Maybe writing about it will exorcize this particular demon.
- By contrast, Milligan's mental demons burrowed much deeper, troubling him all his life.
- Plagued by demons of hate and angels of mercy, she had become his damsel in distress needing permanent rescuing.
Synonyms inspiring force, genius, numen, daemon - 1.3 Something very insidious and harmful.
the demons of injustice, bigotry, and exploitation as modifier the demon drink Example sentencesExamples - The modern form of temperance has a wider target, taking in drugs and tobacco as well as the demon drink.
- This is not the first attempt to exorcise the demon drink.
- The demon drink has done terrible things to communities and individuals.
- Barely three years ago, O'Sullivan was at rock-bottom and shut away in The Priory battling three demons - drugs, drink and depression.
- Partiality with the demon drink may well be associated with a certain flexibility.
- I've heard alcoholic snowplow drivers make the same claim, that they drink to still the demons.
- Educational videos, movies… anything involving that demon picture tube, and those kids are gone.
- Virtually everyone drinks the demon brew these days, even if it's cheap plonk bought in the supermarket at Mar'ton, much to the regret of Mean Mike at the post office.
- While one cannot be adamant in every case and say that these people are subject to demon activity, there is a very great likelihood that in fact this is their problem.
- It was Graham who saved young George from the demon drink.
- Why do all my exes look so good, why haven't they fallen apart, lost themselves to the demons of drink, ended up in rehab, ended up in therapy.
- He walked with the aid of a stick and his physique spoke of too intimate a relationship with the demon drink.
- A friend of mine has gone for an ascetic existence, having denounced the demon drink, and even resolved to stop swearing.
- From what foul depths could have crawled a man who'd drive well above the speed limit, intoxicated by both alcohol and demon marijuana?
- The couple told the Evening Press today that the demon drink was to blame.
- Bingeing is not the best way to deal with the demon drink, anyway.
- He stayed off the demon drink, which has caused him so many problems.
- It wasn't demons or spirits or anything out of this world that possessed them, but a fierce determination to win.
- You might use reverse psychology and stress that a chaste distance from demon rum would be one of the advantages to seeing him fly off.
- If you are far from a priest and one is struck by devil sickness or is possessed by demons then there are herbs which may help.
- 1.4mass noun Reckless mischief; devilry.
恶意；邪恶 his eyes are bursting with pure demon 他眼露凶光。 Example sentencesExamples - So how odd that Howard should invest so much time and political capital in building a whole speech round this non-existent demon.
2often as modifier A forceful 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。 Example sentencesExamples - She's a triathelete and is a little speed demon.
- Cotton might not be the demon fabric that performance apparel manufacturers say it is, but I'm going to keep my Under Armour shirt.
- Our first tests of the company's new speed demon show some impressive performance gains.
- York trumpeter Greg Wadman heads for Scarborough Jazz on Tuesday, with demon guitarist Trevor Holroyd.
- Even before the tourists jetted out from Blighty former Australian bowling demon Dennis Lillee delivered a withering a verdict on the England attack.
- Can this demon conductor possibly be pried away from his beloved Kirov Opera in St. Petersburg and tied permanently to New York?
- You play as Jenn who thinks herself a normal girl who likes to have fun, but as the story progresses she learns that she posses demon abilities.
- For Ben the Bucket, the Dale's demon gardener, the summer has been both a triumph and a tragedy.
- As a sideline he was a classical violinist, a master bridge player and a demon at gin rummy, but golf was where he got his kicks.
- My wife, Bobbie, and I found the Vietnamese to be sweet people, demon entrepreneurs, not at all unfriendly to us.
- Remember those occasions when he would have made batting easy for his partners by taking on the demon bowlers all by himself.
- This is the second time in 12 months that Sondheim's demon barber has appeared in London.
Synonyms genius, wizard, expert, master, adept, virtuoso, maestro, past master, marvel, prodigy star German wunderkind informal hotshot, wiz, whizz, whizz-kid, buff, ninja, old hand, pro, ace, something else, something to shout about, something to write home about British informal dab hand North American informal maven, crackerjack rare proficient 3 another term for daemon (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - The gods of the world are having trouble keeping the demons at bay, and so they come up with a last-ditch scheme - to resurrect a dead hero.
Synonyms inspiring force, genius, numen, daemon
PhrasesIn a very forceful, fierce, or skilful way. 狂人似的；拼命地；技艺高超地 他工作起来简直不要命。 Example sentencesExamples - He negotiated like a demon and saved the club from an unimaginable fate.
- I drove the length and breadth of the country at demon speed but I was still hankering after one more thing.
- Professional golfers of his era were demon drinkers.
- Booze was imbedded in the culture of the tour back then and guys played up to their reputations as demon drinkers.
- Finally felt better on Sunday night and now I'm up late writing emails like a demon after too long an absence.
- We had our excuses - Papa watched TV late and loud and snored like a demon and my reading lamp bothered Mother.
- Reilly has clearly researched and planned the story - and then written like a demon.
- Toby in front of me was rowing like a demon, his competitiveness harnessed and proving very effective and Wheelie kept bellowing and keeping us focused.
- He trains like a demon and has taken transplant swimming to a new high.
- After all, he scored the first goal, made the third and defended like a demon for the two periods of extra-time.
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. The Greek word daimōn is the root of demon. In ancient Greece a demon or daemon was a divine or supernatural being somewhere between gods and humans, or an attendant spirit or inspiring force, a sense picked up by Philip Pullman in his His Dark Materials books. These demons were not evil; these did not appear until the writing of the Septuagint, a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, in the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc. In Australia and New Zealand demon is a word for a police officer. This could be from Van Dieman's Land, an early name for Tasmania, or from dee, an old slang term for a detective, and man. Either way, the criminals who first used it probably considered the usual sense of demon to be appropriate. See also devil
Rhymescacodemon, daemon, Freeman, freemen, Philemon, Riemann, Schliemann, seaman, seamen, semen nounˈdiːmənˈdimən variant spelling of daemon
nounˈdiːmənˈdimən Australian, NZ informal A police officer. 〈澳/新西兰，非正式〉警察 Example sentencesExamples - I only wish I had one of them button-hole cameras you see advertised - the demons use them I believe.
- Demons were flown up from the south to make enquiries.
OriginLate 19th century: perhaps from Van Diemen's Land, an early name for Tasmania, or based on dee (slang term for detective) + man. nounˈdimənˈdēmən 1An 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 Example sentencesExamples - In Tartini's time, the Devil personified the spirit of evil, a demon, the ruler of Hell, and the chief adversary of God.
- In a statement to the inquest, Mr Delstanche senior, said his son was not trying to harm himself but thought he could burn the spirits or demons out of his body.
- It was a large wave of monsters, made up mainly of ogres and dog demons.
- This type of dragon was considered by many to be the intermediate stage between a demon and the Devil and as such came into Christian belief.
- Possession by a bad spirit (a demon or witch) has been cited as the cause of some of the evil things people do.
- In the first one I look like some evil demon has possessed me.
- The Japanese culture and arts have been strongly influenced by a wide-spread belief in ghosts, demons and supernatural spirits.
- As well as animal forms, demons can have other grotesque and hideous forms.
- From that there can be no doubt that the power of a demon is destructive - his purpose in dominating the personality is to destroy it.
- The demons and other beasts that escaped banishment hid in the dark places of the world, like the forests and great pits.
- Shadows of beasts and demons flickered bigger-than-life on the walls.
- Tibetans treat the blind as outcasts because they believe they are possessed by demons or have committed evil in a prior life.
- Can a pharmacist refuse to fill a prescription because he or she believes the client is possessed by demons?
- Indeed, they would conclude that he was possessed by an evil demon.
- But there is simply no credible evidence to suggest the boy was possessed by demons or evil spirits.
- Frescoes of demons and spirits writhe across the walls of its prayer halls, and the drone of absorbed monks fills dim rooms and corridors.
- Early Christian art painted demons and devils as black figures.
- ‘People who lived on the streets due to the abuse of drugs, were not mentally deranged but possessed by demons,’ he said.
- On Japanese art objects, Kintaro is usually shown fighting with a wild animal or a demon.
- At any rate, the talk show host was advising a father who thought his son was possessed by a demon.
Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon - 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。 Example sentencesExamples - Why did he go from nearly human to cruel demon in a heartbeat?
- Three, I'm a sadistic demon that delights in your emotional pain.
- That, or there's some twisted sadist of a blind, jealous lunatic demon deceiving me.
- After all, no child could resist the commanding and manipulating voice of a demon.
- You are just hiding your true feelings; you hate us, you think we are evil wicked demons from hell here to rip you to shreds.
- She had been manipulated by the demon, just as Koreko had been.
- No, they are not animals, they are evil demons who hide under the cloak of kindness and normality while they hatch their plots.
Synonyms monster, ogre, fiend, devil, villain, brute, savage, beast, barbarian, animal - 1.2 Reckless mischief; devilry.
恶意；邪恶 his eyes are bursting with pure demon 他眼露凶光。 Example sentencesExamples - So how odd that Howard should invest so much time and political capital in building a whole speech round this non-existent demon.
2often as modifier A forceful, fierce, or skillful 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。 工作狂。 Example sentencesExamples - Cotton might not be the demon fabric that performance apparel manufacturers say it is, but I'm going to keep my Under Armour shirt.
- You play as Jenn who thinks herself a normal girl who likes to have fun, but as the story progresses she learns that she posses demon abilities.
- York trumpeter Greg Wadman heads for Scarborough Jazz on Tuesday, with demon guitarist Trevor Holroyd.
- This is the second time in 12 months that Sondheim's demon barber has appeared in London.
- Remember those occasions when he would have made batting easy for his partners by taking on the demon bowlers all by himself.
- She's a triathelete and is a little speed demon.
- For Ben the Bucket, the Dale's demon gardener, the summer has been both a triumph and a tragedy.
- Our first tests of the company's new speed demon show some impressive performance gains.
- Even before the tourists jetted out from Blighty former Australian bowling demon Dennis Lillee delivered a withering a verdict on the England attack.
- My wife, Bobbie, and I found the Vietnamese to be sweet people, demon entrepreneurs, not at all unfriendly to us.
- Can this demon conductor possibly be pried away from his beloved Kirov Opera in St. Petersburg and tied permanently to New York?
- As a sideline he was a classical violinist, a master bridge player and a demon at gin rummy, but golf was where he got his kicks.
Synonyms genius, wizard, expert, master, adept, virtuoso, maestro, past master, marvel, prodigy 3 another term for daemon (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - The gods of the world are having trouble keeping the demons at bay, and so they come up with a last-ditch scheme - to resurrect a dead hero.
Synonyms inspiring force, genius, numen, daemon
PhrasesIn a very forceful, fierce, or skillful way. 狂人似的；拼命地；技艺高超地 他工作起来简直不要命。 Example sentencesExamples - Toby in front of me was rowing like a demon, his competitiveness harnessed and proving very effective and Wheelie kept bellowing and keeping us focused.
- Booze was imbedded in the culture of the tour back then and guys played up to their reputations as demon drinkers.
- I drove the length and breadth of the country at demon speed but I was still hankering after one more thing.
- Professional golfers of his era were demon drinkers.
- He negotiated like a demon and saved the club from an unimaginable fate.
- Reilly has clearly researched and planned the story - and then written like a demon.
- We had our excuses - Papa watched TV late and loud and snored like a demon and my reading lamp bothered Mother.
- Finally felt better on Sunday night and now I'm up late writing emails like a demon after too long an absence.
- He trains like a demon and has taken transplant swimming to a new high.
- After all, he scored the first goal, made the third and defended like a demon for the two periods of extra-time.
OriginMiddle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in demon (sense 1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn. nounˈdimənˈdēmən variant spelling of daemon
nounˈdimənˈdēmən Australian, NZ informal A police officer. 〈澳/新西兰，非正式〉警察 Example sentencesExamples - I only wish I had one of them button-hole cameras you see advertised - the demons use them I believe.
- Demons were flown up from the south to make enquiries.
OriginLate 19th century: perhaps from Van Diemen 's Land, an early name for Tasmania, or based on dee (slang term for detective) + man. |