incubus 的定义
plural in·cu·bi [in-kyuh-bahy, ing-], /ˈɪn kyəˌbaɪ, ˈɪŋ-/, in·cu·bus·es.
- an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep.Compare succubus.
- a nightmare.
- something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
incubus 近义词
evil spirit
更多incubus例句
- She is betrayed in the usual manner, and finds, when too late, that she is embracing a hairy incubus which has a long tail.
- Everything in life looked too bright since I succeeded in ridding myself of this incubus, and, then I found you.
- Penniless and dclasse, the beautiful fugitive was an embarrassing incubus to her Roman relations.
- Even in times when we felt no personal danger, this incubus of savage life all around weighed on our hearts.
- The Marconi scandal was an incubus which lay heavily on the Government throughout the year.