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spectre

UK //ˈspektə(r)//US //ˈspektər//

词源

源自拉丁语 'spectrum'(意为‘影像’或‘幻象’),后经法语 'spectre' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指令人恐惧的鬼魂或幽灵形象,常用于比喻令人不安或威胁性的事物。

“The old castle was said to be haunted by a spectre.”

(据说那座古堡被一个幽灵所困扰。)

“The spectre of war loomed over the region.”

(战争的阴影笼罩着这个地区。)

同义词:ghost, phantom, apparition

常见短语

the spectre of — 表示某种令人不安或威胁性的事物或可能性,常用于比喻。

“The spectre of unemployment worried many workers.”

(失业的阴影让许多工人感到担忧。)