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apparitions

UK //ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ənz//US //ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ənz//

词源

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

noun

❶ 指突然出现的幽灵或超自然现象,常带有神秘或恐怖的色彩,多用于描述鬼魂、幻影等非物质存在的显现。

“The old castle is said to be haunted by apparitions of its former residents.”

(据说这座古堡里常有昔日居民的幽灵出没。)

“She claimed to have seen apparitions floating in the cemetery at midnight.”

(她声称在午夜时分看到墓地里飘荡着鬼影。)

❶ 也可指突然出现的幻象或不真实的影像,可能是幻觉或错觉,不一定与超自然现象相关。

“After days without sleep, he began to see strange apparitions.”

(几天没睡觉后,他开始看到奇怪的幻象。)

“The fever caused her to have frightening apparitions.”

(高烧让她产生了可怕的幻觉。)

同义词:ghosts, phantoms, specters, visions, illusions

常见短语

ghostly apparitions — 形容幽灵般的显现,特别强调其阴森恐怖、非人间的特性。

“The documentary explored reports of ghostly apparitions in the abandoned hospital.”

(这部纪录片调查了关于废弃医院里幽灵显现的报告。)

apparitions of the dead — 特指已故之人显灵的现象,常见于灵异故事或超自然信仰中。

“The medium claimed to communicate with apparitions of the dead.”

(灵媒声称能与亡者的灵魂交流。)