incubus
noun /ˈɪŋkjʊbəs/
/ˈɪŋkjʊbəs/
(plural incubuses, incubi
/ˈɪŋkjʊbaɪ/
/ˈɪŋkjʊbaɪ/
)- (literary) a problem that makes you worry a lot
沉重的压力；巨大的精神负担 - a male evil spirit, supposed in the past to have sex with a sleeping woman
梦淫妖（旧时传说中与熟睡女子交合的妖魔）
词源Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’.