revenant

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n. 亡魂, 鬼 a. 归来的, 亡魂的, 鬼的

发音

US /ˈɹɛvənənt/
其它
UK /ˈɹɛvənənt/

词形变化

revenants 复数 revenants more revenant 比较级 most revenant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who returns from a long absence.

    They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin.

    The undergraduates, our fogey revenant observes, look much as they did.., in outward aspect.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing reborn.

  3. 3.

    A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Returning.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

ghost actor worker doer
形容词

同义词 1

recurring

近义相关 1

continual

词源

19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue.

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