incubus
英 [ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs]
美 [ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs]
为了记住单词“incubus”,可以采用以下简单记忆方法:
想象一个“inc”像是 incubus 的身体的一部分,而“bus”可以联想到一个夜间出没的不速之客,像是一种神秘或负面的存在。结合这两个部分,你可以将其想象为一种在人们睡眠中出现的负面生物,即夜间的梦魇或压迫者。这种方法通过将单词的组成部分与一个生动的故事情节联系在一起,帮助记忆。
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incubus 梦淫妖,心理负担in-,进入,使,在上面,-cub,躺,词源同cubicle,succumb.古代传说中的梦淫妖(男,男上女下),在梦中与女子交媾,会吸取女人的精气。比较succubus,梦淫妖。
- incubus (n.)
- c. 1200, from Late Latin (Augustine), from Latin incubo "nightmare, one who lies down on (the sleeper)," from incubare "to lie upon" (see incubate). Plural is incubi. In the Middle Ages their existence was recognized by law.
- 1. Joyce regarded his US citizenship as a moral and political incubus.
- 乔伊斯把他的美国公民身份当做是一个道德和政治上的负担。
- 2. He was at the problem confronting him, weighted down the incubus of his working - class station.
- 眼前面临的问题叫他恐怖了.他那 工人阶级 的处境像梦宽一样压着他.