demonic

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈmɒnɪk/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
    — Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
  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. broadly
    — 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.

词形变化

more demonic comparative most demonic superlative daemonic alternative,archaic dæmonic alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
antidemonic counterdemonic demonically nondemonic undemonic
相关词
demon demoniac demoniacal

词源

From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn), equivalent to demon + -ic. Doublet of daimonic.
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