
好词典

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