specter

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n. 幽灵, 妖怪, 凶兆

发音

US /ˈspɛktɚ/
UK /ˈspɛktə/
AU

词形变化

specters 复数 specters

别名

spectre

教材释义与例句

名词

幽灵；妖怪；恐怖之物

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ghostly apparition, a phantom.

    幽灵

    鬼魂

    美国

    A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor.

  2. 2.

    A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect

    美国 比喻
  3. 3.

    Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae.

    美国 生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

ghost shade phantom wraith spook apparition spectre phantasm fantasm phantasma

上位词 7

spirit shadow phantom apparition phantasm fantasm phantasma

下位词 1

Flying Dutchman

相关短语

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词源

From Middle French spectre, from Latin spectrum (“appearance, apparition”). Doublet of spectrum.

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