incubus
英['ɪŋkjʊbəs] 美['ɪŋkjʊbəs]
1. 夜魔：在古典传说中,梅林的母亲是因为男夜魔(incubus)而怀了他. 这是亚瑟王的父亲,乌瑟.潘多拉冈(Uther Pendragon)统一不列颠群岛大业后期发生的事情. 梅林当时便已经在辅佐鸟瑟. 当时乌瑟与哥罗亚(Gorlois)相争,后来乌瑟拔出传说圣剑,
2. 梦魇, 沉重的负担：distress 悲痛, 穷困, 不幸, 危难, 忧伤 |incubus 梦魇, 沉重的负担 | incubate 孵卵
3. 恶梦：incubator 孵化器恒温箱 |incubus 恶梦 | incurability 不能治愈
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.
The incubus of racial injustice.
出自：M. L. KingWhat an incubus my aesthetic personality might become if I were..trapped within it.
出自：P. Ackroyd