单词 | demonlike |
释义 | > as lemmasˈdemonlike ˈdemonlike adv. and adj. ΚΠ 1690 W. Baxter tr. Plutarch Of Isis & Osiris in M. Morgan et al. tr. Plutarch Morals IV. 94 We also hear Homer often calling such as are extraordinary good, Godlike... But the Epithet derived from Dæmons, we find him to bestow upon the Good and Bad indifferently, as; Dæmon-like, Sir, make hast. 1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. Pref. p. xlvi A Sovereign Pontif, and Dæmon-like Mediator betwixt God, and Man. 1764 J. Grainger Sugar-cane iii. 91 From every quarter, in tumultuous bands, The Negroes rush; and, 'mid the crackling flames, Plunge, dæmon-like! 1822 E. Nathan Langreath III. 416 Demon-like horrors. 1894 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 10 The wild spirits of the mountains swept demonlike across the valley of the glaciers. 1999 Legacy 16 135 Warner's heroine exhibits demonlike characteristics that can never quite be contained. < as lemmas |
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