"incubus" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 梦魇（男性梦中恶魔）

Definition

梦魇是神话中的一种男性恶魔，被认为在女性睡觉时出现，带来恐惧或压力的感觉。该词也可泛指让人感到沉重压力或困扰的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

用于神话、文学或比喻语境，日常口语很少见。也可形容让人感到沉重的压力或烦恼。不要与“女梦魔”（succubus）混淆。

Examples

Some old stories say that an incubus visits people in their sleep.

有些古老的传说说**梦魇**会在睡觉时拜访人们。

She read a book about an incubus attacking villagers at night.

她读了一本关于**梦魇**夜晚袭击村民的书。

The word incubus can also mean a heavy burden or worry.

**梦魇**一词也可以指沉重的负担或烦恼。

After losing his job, debt became a real incubus in his life.

失业后，债务成了他生活中的真正**梦魇**。

The villagers believed that an incubus was responsible for their nightmares.

村民们相信他们的噩梦都是**梦魇**造成的。

That project was an incubus for the whole team until it was finished.

那个项目完成前一直是全组的**梦魇**。