魔

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

ま【魔】

❶〔悪神，悪魔〕a demon; a devil

❷〔悪いことを起こすもの〕

魔の海峡
a channel where disasters 「are apt to happen [occur frequently]

魔の交差点
a dangerous crossroads／a crossroads where many accidents have happened

誘惑の魔の手が彼女に忍び寄っている
She is about to fall a victim to temptation.

魔が差す

あんなことを言うなんて魔がさしたとしか思えない
I must have been possessed by some evil spirit to have said such a thing.／I can't imagine what made me say such a thing.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」