1. 1惡魔的;著魔似的

    Demonic means relating to, or acting like, a demon - an evil spirit. It's used seriously in religious or horror contexts (a demonic possession), but also loosely and jokingly to describe something wild, intense, or a little scary, like a demonic laugh or working with demonic energy.

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組成demon + -ic (an adjective suffix meaning 'relating to')

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  • demonthe root word inside demonic

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

demonicadj/dɪˈmɒnɪk/

  • 1

    Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.

    • Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
    • Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
  • 2

    Pertaining to daemons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.

    • Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [translating dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.
  • 3

    Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant; diabolical.

    • Lifton goes on to argue that they can commit these demonic acts because they rationalize their behaviour. A whole array of rationalizations justified the murder of innocent men, women and children.
    • Texts show the star prime time host Tucker Carlson calling Mr. Trump a “demonic force,” […]

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