energumen

n. 被恶魔附者,狂热者

发音

UK /ɛn.əˈɡjuː.mən/
US /ɛn.əɹˈɡuː.mən/

词形变化

energumens 复数 energumens

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.

  2. 2.

    A frantic and hysterical person.

词源

From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενος (energoúmenos), from verb ἐνεργέω (energéō, “to influence”).

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