demon
demon 英 [ˈdi:mən] 美 [ˈdimən]
n. 恶魔；魔鬼；精力充沛的人；邪恶的事物
名词复数:demons
- A demon is an evil, mythical monster or spirit. Stories about demons are featured in a variety of different religious traditions.
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- n. 恶魔；魔鬼；精力充沛的人；邪恶的事物
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1. If you do well, you can hold up your head; but if not, sin is a demon lurking at the door: his urge is toward you, yet you can be his master.
如果你做得好，你可以抬起你的头；但是相反，罪就是一个潜伏在门口的魔鬼：他极力蛊惑你，而你亦可以成为他的主人。
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2. Yes, but a demon of my word, I should hope.
对，但却是个守信用的恶魔，希望如此。
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3. They waited for an impossible dream to turn real, for a demon to turn into an angel.
他们期望一个不可能的美梦变成现实，期望一个魔鬼能变成天使。
- demon (n.) c. 1200, from Latin daemon "spirit," from Greek daimon "deity, divine power; lesser god; guiding spirit, tutelary deity" (sometimes including souls of the dead); "one's genius, lot, or fortune;" from PIE *dai-mon- "divider, provider" (of fortunes or destinies), from root *da- "to divide."
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