demon

悪魔、悪霊

人に害を与えたり、悪魔に仕えたりするとされる邪悪な霊。

やさしい英語で： An evil spirit believed to hurt people or serve the devil.

• A demon appeared in the story.
• The priest tried to drive the demon away.
• They believed demons lived in the cave.

類義語： devil, evil spirit

反対語： angel

よく使う表現： evil demon, demon from hell, fight a demon, fallen demon

心の闇、内なる悪魔

本人をひどく苦しめる感情、悪い習慣、弱さ。

やさしい英語で： A harmful feeling, habit, or weakness that causes a person great trouble.

• She finally faced her demons.
• The demon of jealousy damaged their friendship.
• He is still battling the demons of his past.

使い方： the demon of something (He struggled with the demon of jealousy.)

よく使う表現： inner demon, personal demon, demon of jealousy

達人、名人

あることを非常に巧みに、速く、または精力的に行う人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who does an activity with great skill, speed, or energy.

• She is a demon at cards.
• That speed demon finished the course in seconds.
• He becomes a demon when there is work to finish.

使い方： a demon at something (She is a demon at chess.); a demon for something (He is a demon for hard work.)

類義語： whiz, ace

よく使う表現： demon at chess, speed demon, demon for work

ダイモーン、守護霊

人の思考や創造力を導くとされる、内なる霊や力。

やさしい英語で： An inner spirit or force believed to guide a person’s thoughts or creativity.

• The poet followed his inner demon.
• Her creative demon drove her to paint through the night.
• He described inspiration as a guiding demon.

類義語： daimon, genius

よく使う表現： inner demon, creative demon, guiding demon