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succubus

/suhk-yuh-buhs/US // ˈsʌk yə bəs //UK // (ˈsʌkjʊbəs) //

魅魔,魅惑,魅惑者,魅影

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural suc·cu·bi [suhk-yuh-bahy]. /ˈsʌk yəˌbaɪ/.

    • : a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep.Compare incubus.
    • : any demon or evil spirit.
    • : a strumpet or prostitute.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • You know he told me once that he had been attacked by a succubus [female demon].

  • You were frighted by a vision, by a nightmare, by a succubus of the night.

  • Succubus, suk′ū-bus, n. a demon in female form who consorts with men in their sleep—also Succ′uba.

  • Divines, by the terms "incubus" and "succubus," designate the different parts thus performed by angels.

  • It may be added that the belief in the succubus and incubus appears to be widespread.

  • If I did not fear to be indiscreet, I would ask you what kind of thing this succubus was, whose attack you repulsed.