incubus

n. 梦淫妖, 梦魇, 沉重的负担 [医] 梦魔, 梦魇

发音

CA /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/
US /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/
AU /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/
UK /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/
CA /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/
US /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/
AU /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/
UK /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/

词形变化

incubi 复数 incubi incubuses incubuses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.

    恶魔

  2. 2.

    A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.

    梦魇

    it increaseth fearful dreams, incubus, night-walking, crying out, and much unquietness […] .

  3. 3.

    Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.

    引申义

    Again he felt the impulse of flight: but his body was a dry dead incubus that refused to obey his volition.

  4. 4.

    One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

nightmare

上位词 6

situation devil demon fiend daimon daemon

词源

From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubō (“to lie upon, to hatch”, from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie down”)).

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