A succubus is a female demon from old European stories. People used to believe she came to a man while he was sleeping and had sex with him. The male version is called an incubus.

A succubus女夢魔 is a female demon from old European stories是來自歐洲古老故事的女性惡魔 People used to believe以前的人相信 she came to a man while he was sleeping她會在男人睡著時來找他 and had sex with him和他發生性關係 The male version男性版本 is called an incubus叫做「incubus」(男夢魔)

This is not a word from everyday life — it comes from medieval religion and folk belief, where it was a serious idea. In the past, people used it to explain things they could not explain: a strange dream, a night when a man woke up frightened and could not move, a man who felt guilty about his own thoughts. Blaming a demon was easier than blaming yourself.

This is not a word from everyday life這不是日常生活會用的字 it comes from medieval religion and folk belief它來自中世紀的宗教與民間信仰 where it was a serious idea在那裡這是件很嚴肅的事 In the past以前 people used it to explain things they could not explain人們用它來解釋自己無法解釋的事 a strange dream一場奇怪的夢 a night when a man woke up frightened and could not move一個男人驚醒卻動彈不得的夜晚 a man who felt guilty about his own thoughts或一個對自己念頭感到愧疚的男人 Blaming a demon was easier than blaming yourself怪罪惡魔比怪罪自己容易

Today almost nobody believes in succubi, and the word lives mostly in fantasy books, video games, anime, and role-playing games. There, a succubus is usually drawn as a beautiful woman with small horns, bat wings, and a tail, and she drains a man's life or energy through desire. Because of this, the word now often carries a joking or sexy feeling rather than a frightening one.

Today almost nobody believes in succubi今天幾乎沒有人相信女夢魔的存在 and the word lives mostly in fantasy books, video games, anime, and role-playing games這個字現在主要活在奇幻小說、電玩、動漫和角色扮演遊戲裡 There在那些作品裡 a succubus is usually drawn as a beautiful woman with small horns, bat wings, and a tail通常被畫成一個有小角、蝙蝠翅膀和尾巴的美麗女性 and she drains a man's life or energy through desire透過慾望吸走男人的生命或精力 Because of this正因如此 the word now often carries a joking or sexy feeling這個字現在常帶有一種戲謔或性感的感覺 rather than a frightening one而不是恐怖的感覺

People also sometimes use it about a real woman, meaning she is dangerously attractive and takes everything from a man — but this is an insult, and quite a strong one, so be careful. The plural is usually succubi (SUK-yuh-by), though succubuses is also used and is not wrong.

People also sometimes use it about a real woman人們有時也會用它形容真實存在的女人 meaning she is dangerously attractive and takes everything from a man意思是她危險地迷人、會把男人的一切都榨乾 but this is an insult但這是一種侮辱 and quite a strong one而且相當嚴重 so be careful所以要小心使用 The plural is usually succubi (SUK-yuh-by)複數通常是「succubi」(唸作SUK-yuh-by) though succubuses is also used and is not wrong不過「succubuses」這個複數形式也有人用，並沒有錯