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phantom
UK //ˈfæntəm//US //ˈfæntəm//
词源
源自中古英语 fantome，借自古法语 fantosme，最终来自拉丁语 phantasma（幻象），其词根为希腊语 phantazein（显现）。
noun
❶ 指想象中的鬼魂或幽灵，常用来形容令人恐惧或神秘的无形存在。
“She felt a cold breeze and thought she saw a phantom in the mirror.”
（她感到一阵冷风，以为在镜中看到了幽灵。）
“The old castle is said to be haunted by the phantom of a weeping woman.”
（据说这座古堡里有一个哭泣女人的幽灵出没。）
❶ 比喻虚幻或不存在的事物，常用于描述虚假的感知或错觉。
“The pain was just a phantom sensation after his leg was amputated.”
（截肢后，这种疼痛只是幻肢的错觉。）
“He chased the phantom of fame but never found true happiness.”
（他追逐名利的幻影，却从未找到真正的幸福。）
同义词:ghost, apparition, specter, illusion, figment
adjective
❶ 形容像幽灵般不真实或难以捉摸的事物，带有神秘或虚幻的特质。
“The spy operated under a phantom identity that left no traces.”
（这名间谍用一个不留痕迹的虚假身份行动。）
“A phantom ship appeared through the mist and then vanished.”
（一艘幽灵船穿过薄雾出现后又消失了。）
同义词:illusory, imaginary, fictitious, shadowy
常见短语
phantom pain — 指截肢者仍能感受到已失去的肢体产生的疼痛，属于神经系统错觉。
“After losing his arm, he experienced intense phantom pain in his missing fingers.”
（失去手臂后，他在不存在的手指上感受到剧烈的幻肢痛。）
phantom limb — 被截肢者仍能感知到的已不存在的肢体，常伴随触觉或运动错觉。
“The veteran could still feel his phantom limb scratching an itch.”
（这位退伍军人仍能感觉到他的幻肢在抓痒。）