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apparition

UK //ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ən//US //ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'apparitio',意为'出现'或'显现',通过古法语传入英语。

noun

❶ 指突然出现的鬼魂或幽灵,通常带有超自然的意味,常用于描述令人毛骨悚然的灵异现象。

“She claimed to have seen an apparition of her late grandmother.”

(她声称看到了已故祖母的幽灵。)

“The old castle is said to be haunted by the apparition of a weeping woman.”

(据说那座古堡里有一个哭泣女人的鬼魂出没。)

❶ 也可指突然出现的幻象或幻觉,不一定是超自然的,可能是错觉或想象。

“The desert heat caused travelers to see apparitions of oases.”

(沙漠的高温让旅行者产生了绿洲的幻觉。)

“After days without sleep, he started seeing frightening apparitions.”

(几天没睡觉后,他开始看到可怕的幻象。)

同义词:ghost, phantom, specter, illusion, vision

常见短语

like an apparition — 形容某人或某物像幽灵一样突然出现或消失,通常带有神秘或令人惊讶的意味。

“He vanished like an apparition, leaving no trace behind.”

(他像幽灵一样消失了,没留下任何痕迹。)