demon

demon1
noun
  1. an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell
    （尤指困扰人或在地狱中折磨人的）魔鬼，恶魔
    ■a cruel, evil, or destructive person or thing
    恶魔，恶人；邪恶的事物
    I was a little demon, I can tell you.
    我曾经是小恶人，我可以告诉你。
    ■[often as modifier]a forceful, fierce, or skilful performer of a specified activity
    高手，狂人；技艺出众的人
    a friend of mine is a demon cook.
    我的一个朋友是个烹饪高手。
    a demon for work.
    工作狂人。
    ■[mass noun]reckless mischief; devilry
    恶意；邪恶
    his eyes are bursting with pure demon.
    他眼露凶光。
  2. another term for daemon (in sense 1)
    同 daemon（义项1）
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like a demon
  1. in a very forceful, fierce, or skilful way
    狂人似的；拼命地；技艺高超地
    he worked like a demon.
    他工作起来狂人似的。
语源
  1. Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn 'deity, genius'; in sense 1 also from Latin daemonium 'lesser or evil spirit', from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn
demon2
noun
  1. (Austral./NZ informal)a police officer
    (澳／新西兰, 非正式)警察
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: apparently from Van Diemen's Land, an early name for Tasmania, + man. suppressed?>
demon3
noun
  1. variant spelling of daemon
    同 daemon
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