incubus 详细解释

incubus

['iŋkjubəs]

n.恶梦,负担, 梦淫妖(据说会趁女人熟睡而与其交配的恶鬼)

词形变化

名词复数: incubuses |

词义辨析

同义参见:

nightmare  

英英释义

名词 incubus:

a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women

a situation resembling a terrifying dream

同义词:nightmare

someone who depresses or worries others

补充

incubusincubus英:[ˈiŋkjubəs] 美:[ˈɪnkjəbəs, ˈɪŋ-]n.1.梦淫妖2.噩梦3.像噩梦压迫着人的事物, 精神压力

例句

1. debt is a big incubus in developing countries.债务是发展中国家贫困的一大原因。