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.
雙語例句
1. Joyce regarded his US citizenship as a moral and political incubus.
喬伊斯把他的美國公民身份當(dāng)做是一個道德和政治上的負(fù)擔(dān)。
來自辭典例句
2. He was at the problem confronting him, weighted down the incubus of his working - class station.