poltergeist

FREQ #27699

n. 吵闹鬼, 捣乱鬼

发音

US /ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/
其它
UK /ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/
UK /ˈpəʊl.təˌɡaɪst/

词形变化

poltergeister poltergeists 复数 poltergeists poltergeister 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

    骚灵

    A poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around, making chain-rattling noises and throwing things.

    The chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist.

    I risk becoming nothing more than a common poltergeist wallowing in regrets and introspection and other terrible things.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

ghost

词源

Unadapted borrowing from German Poltergeist, from poltern (“to rumble”) + Geist (“ghost”), cognates with English boulder and ghost, respectively.

来源：wiktionary