Definition of incubus in English:

incubus

nounPlural incubi ˈɪŋkjʊbəsˈɪŋkjəbəs

1A male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.
梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女性发生性交）
Example sentencesExamples
- Succubi and incubi are pretty much all about sex.
- Later in the Middle Ages, of course, these incubi (and their female counterparts, succubi) were believed to have an independent existence.
- Merlin was the son of an incubus and a human, condemned to age backwards, so that he predicted the past, remembered the future and used his skills to preserve the time line.
- Most early accounts of incubi involved nuns as victims, although there were also virtuous women and priests.
- This meaning of cheese corresponds with the marked, sometimes explicit, sexuality often present both in the Circean narratives and in medieval interpretations of the Mare as assaults by lascivious incubi.
- Has anyone had any experiences with what might be considered a succubus or incubus?
- The earliest literary sources have Merlin as a wonder child, born of an incubus (a male demon), and a Welsh nun.
- Soon it was thought incubi produced children through the demonic version of the Virgin Birth.
- Like an incubus, it sucks all the economic resources of the world, and robs it of the best talent.
- What incubi introduce into the womb is not any ordinary human semen in normal quantity, but abundant, very thick, very warm, rich in spirits and free from serosity.
- According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels.
- In the Old Testament the incubus was viewed as a voluptuous being eager to mate with women.
- The incubus of legend may have been a wicked sprite driven by uncontrolled lust, but the only thing you'll covet after watching its movie namesake is a pair of cosmetic tweezers and a copy of Demons for Dummies.
- However, if we look at the details of nocturnal sexual molestations, whether by the Devil, demons, or incubi, as described in trial confessions, we find little mention of paralysis, inarticulacy, suffocation, or chest pressure.
- For most of the history of Christianity there are reports of Satan having sex with humans, either as an incubus (male devil) or succubus (female devil).
- He is said to have been the child of a human mother and an incubus, or demon.
Synonyms
devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon
1. 1.1 A cause of difficulty or anxiety.
  〈喻〉极度苦恼的原因；焦虑的原因
  debt is a big incubus in developing countries
  债务是发展中国家巨大的精神压力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a Christian Democratic party that had its roots and values in the Resistance and that purged the incubus of the traditional association of Catholicism with the Right.
  Many economists have in recent decades come to be persuaded that there is a way to get the political incubus off the economy's back.
  In the country districts the task of carrying out the provisions of the new Act was irksome enough; in the towns and cities it became an incubus.
  But these ex-communist, university-based scholars were made to carry the incubus of the past.
  If I didn't know better, I would suppose that city planning staffs were dying to rethink and overhaul the incubus of pointless or destructive municipal, state, and federal planning regulations.
2. 1.2archaic A nightmare.
  〈古〉梦魇，噩梦
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Alp has widely been regarded as simply the German counterpart of the incubus or nightmare.
  Synonyms
  bad dream, night terrors

Origin

Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo 'nightmare', from incubare 'lie on' (see incubate).

Definition of incubus in US English:

incubus

nounˈiNGkyəbəsˈɪŋkjəbəs

1A male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.
梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女性发生性交）
Example sentencesExamples
- In the Old Testament the incubus was viewed as a voluptuous being eager to mate with women.
- Later in the Middle Ages, of course, these incubi (and their female counterparts, succubi) were believed to have an independent existence.
- For most of the history of Christianity there are reports of Satan having sex with humans, either as an incubus (male devil) or succubus (female devil).
- Like an incubus, it sucks all the economic resources of the world, and robs it of the best talent.
- Succubi and incubi are pretty much all about sex.
- Soon it was thought incubi produced children through the demonic version of the Virgin Birth.
- He is said to have been the child of a human mother and an incubus, or demon.
- According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels.
- However, if we look at the details of nocturnal sexual molestations, whether by the Devil, demons, or incubi, as described in trial confessions, we find little mention of paralysis, inarticulacy, suffocation, or chest pressure.
- What incubi introduce into the womb is not any ordinary human semen in normal quantity, but abundant, very thick, very warm, rich in spirits and free from serosity.
- Most early accounts of incubi involved nuns as victims, although there were also virtuous women and priests.
- Merlin was the son of an incubus and a human, condemned to age backwards, so that he predicted the past, remembered the future and used his skills to preserve the time line.
- Has anyone had any experiences with what might be considered a succubus or incubus?
- This meaning of cheese corresponds with the marked, sometimes explicit, sexuality often present both in the Circean narratives and in medieval interpretations of the Mare as assaults by lascivious incubi.
- The incubus of legend may have been a wicked sprite driven by uncontrolled lust, but the only thing you'll covet after watching its movie namesake is a pair of cosmetic tweezers and a copy of Demons for Dummies.
- The earliest literary sources have Merlin as a wonder child, born of an incubus (a male demon), and a Welsh nun.
Synonyms
devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon
1. 1.1 A cause of distress or anxiety.
  〈喻〉极度苦恼的原因；焦虑的原因
  debt is a big incubus in developing countries
  债务是发展中国家巨大的精神压力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a Christian Democratic party that had its roots and values in the Resistance and that purged the incubus of the traditional association of Catholicism with the Right.
  But these ex-communist, university-based scholars were made to carry the incubus of the past.
  Many economists have in recent decades come to be persuaded that there is a way to get the political incubus off the economy's back.
  In the country districts the task of carrying out the provisions of the new Act was irksome enough; in the towns and cities it became an incubus.
  If I didn't know better, I would suppose that city planning staffs were dying to rethink and overhaul the incubus of pointless or destructive municipal, state, and federal planning regulations.
2. 1.2archaic A nightmare.
  〈古〉梦魇，噩梦
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Alp has widely been regarded as simply the German counterpart of the incubus or nightmare.
  Synonyms
  bad dream, night terrors

Origin

Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’ (see incubate).

词汇	incubus
释义	Definition of incubus in English: incubus nounPlural incubi ˈɪŋkjʊbəsˈɪŋkjəbəs 1A male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. 梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女性发生性交） Example sentencesExamples Succubi and incubi are pretty much all about sex. Later in the Middle Ages, of course, these incubi (and their female counterparts, succubi) were believed to have an independent existence. Merlin was the son of an incubus and a human, condemned to age backwards, so that he predicted the past, remembered the future and used his skills to preserve the time line. Most early accounts of incubi involved nuns as victims, although there were also virtuous women and priests. This meaning of cheese corresponds with the marked, sometimes explicit, sexuality often present both in the Circean narratives and in medieval interpretations of the Mare as assaults by lascivious incubi. Has anyone had any experiences with what might be considered a succubus or incubus? The earliest literary sources have Merlin as a wonder child, born of an incubus (a male demon), and a Welsh nun. Soon it was thought incubi produced children through the demonic version of the Virgin Birth. Like an incubus, it sucks all the economic resources of the world, and robs it of the best talent. What incubi introduce into the womb is not any ordinary human semen in normal quantity, but abundant, very thick, very warm, rich in spirits and free from serosity. According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels. In the Old Testament the incubus was viewed as a voluptuous being eager to mate with women. The incubus of legend may have been a wicked sprite driven by uncontrolled lust, but the only thing you'll covet after watching its movie namesake is a pair of cosmetic tweezers and a copy of Demons for Dummies. However, if we look at the details of nocturnal sexual molestations, whether by the Devil, demons, or incubi, as described in trial confessions, we find little mention of paralysis, inarticulacy, suffocation, or chest pressure. For most of the history of Christianity there are reports of Satan having sex with humans, either as an incubus (male devil) or succubus (female devil). He is said to have been the child of a human mother and an incubus, or demon. Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon 1.1 A cause of difficulty or anxiety. 〈喻〉极度苦恼的原因；焦虑的原因 debt is a big incubus in developing countries 债务是发展中国家巨大的精神压力。 Example sentencesExamples It was a Christian Democratic party that had its roots and values in the Resistance and that purged the incubus of the traditional association of Catholicism with the Right. Many economists have in recent decades come to be persuaded that there is a way to get the political incubus off the economy's back. In the country districts the task of carrying out the provisions of the new Act was irksome enough; in the towns and cities it became an incubus. But these ex-communist, university-based scholars were made to carry the incubus of the past. If I didn't know better, I would suppose that city planning staffs were dying to rethink and overhaul the incubus of pointless or destructive municipal, state, and federal planning regulations. 1.2archaic A nightmare. 〈古〉梦魇，噩梦 Example sentencesExamples The Alp has widely been regarded as simply the German counterpart of the incubus or nightmare. Synonyms bad dream, night terrors Origin Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo 'nightmare', from incubare 'lie on' (see incubate). Definition of incubus in US English: incubus nounˈiNGkyəbəsˈɪŋkjəbəs 1A male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. 梦淫妖（传说与熟睡女性发生性交） Example sentencesExamples In the Old Testament the incubus was viewed as a voluptuous being eager to mate with women. Later in the Middle Ages, of course, these incubi (and their female counterparts, succubi) were believed to have an independent existence. For most of the history of Christianity there are reports of Satan having sex with humans, either as an incubus (male devil) or succubus (female devil). Like an incubus, it sucks all the economic resources of the world, and robs it of the best talent. Succubi and incubi are pretty much all about sex. Soon it was thought incubi produced children through the demonic version of the Virgin Birth. He is said to have been the child of a human mother and an incubus, or demon. According to one legend, the incubus and the succubus were fallen angels. However, if we look at the details of nocturnal sexual molestations, whether by the Devil, demons, or incubi, as described in trial confessions, we find little mention of paralysis, inarticulacy, suffocation, or chest pressure. What incubi introduce into the womb is not any ordinary human semen in normal quantity, but abundant, very thick, very warm, rich in spirits and free from serosity. Most early accounts of incubi involved nuns as victims, although there were also virtuous women and priests. Merlin was the son of an incubus and a human, condemned to age backwards, so that he predicted the past, remembered the future and used his skills to preserve the time line. Has anyone had any experiences with what might be considered a succubus or incubus? This meaning of cheese corresponds with the marked, sometimes explicit, sexuality often present both in the Circean narratives and in medieval interpretations of the Mare as assaults by lascivious incubi. The incubus of legend may have been a wicked sprite driven by uncontrolled lust, but the only thing you'll covet after watching its movie namesake is a pair of cosmetic tweezers and a copy of Demons for Dummies. The earliest literary sources have Merlin as a wonder child, born of an incubus (a male demon), and a Welsh nun. Synonyms devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon 1.1 A cause of distress or anxiety. 〈喻〉极度苦恼的原因；焦虑的原因 debt is a big incubus in developing countries 债务是发展中国家巨大的精神压力。 Example sentencesExamples It was a Christian Democratic party that had its roots and values in the Resistance and that purged the incubus of the traditional association of Catholicism with the Right. But these ex-communist, university-based scholars were made to carry the incubus of the past. Many economists have in recent decades come to be persuaded that there is a way to get the political incubus off the economy's back. In the country districts the task of carrying out the provisions of the new Act was irksome enough; in the towns and cities it became an incubus. If I didn't know better, I would suppose that city planning staffs were dying to rethink and overhaul the incubus of pointless or destructive municipal, state, and federal planning regulations. 1.2archaic A nightmare. 〈古〉梦魇，噩梦 Example sentencesExamples The Alp has widely been regarded as simply the German counterpart of the incubus or nightmare. Synonyms bad dream, night terrors Origin Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’ (see incubate).
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