Fata Morgana

短语

(英国神话传说中)阿瑟王(King Arthur)的妹妹变成的妖精

发音

UK /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/
US /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/

词形变化

Fata Morganas 复数 Fata Morganas

别名

fata morgana

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.

    复杂蜃景

    法达摩加纳

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mirage

词源

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

来源：wiktionary