apparition
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ap·pa·ri·tion /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/ noun [countable] RFsomething that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person 幽灵，鬼魂 He stared at the strange apparition before him. 他盯着面前那个古怪的幽灵。 a ghostly apparition of a man 一个男子的鬼影
Examples from the Corpus
apparition• The women said they saw an apparition in the church, next to the altar.• The terrorized novice promptly returned it, claiming that he was being haunted by apparitions for his act.• He wanted to run, to hit out, to lash at this evil apparition.• All over Ireland, posters advertise pilgrim coach tours to Knock, a town famous for apparitions of the Virgin Mary.• a ghostly apparition• He goes on to relate many other such stories, mainly involving apparitions on the mission field.• There were also stories circulating that he had been the beneficiary of Marian apparitions.• Since 1972 many more apparitions as well as statues of the Virgin that weep and move have been reported.• The apparition ran silently across the lobby and disappeared through a window.• Johnnie stood at the tideline, a virginal apparition begging him to come out.• Delia Sutherland did not need to go nearer to know who they were - apparitions of herself, her father.Origin apparition (1400-1500) Late Latin apparitio, from Latin apparere; → APPEARap·pa·ri·tion nounChineseSyllable
imagine you you can see, that something Corpus
apparition
ap‧pa‧ri‧tion /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/
noun [countable]something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person:
He stared at the strange apparition before him.
a ghostly apparition of a man
▪ ghost the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: His ghost is believed to haunt the house.
▪spirit a creature without a physical body, such as an angel or ghost: evil spirits | the spirit world
▪apparition an image of a dead person that someone sees suddenly for a short time: He claimed to have seen an apparition in the church.
▪poltergeist a ghost that people cannot see, which throws things or moves things around: The house was haunted by a poltergeist that makes things move around all by themselves, sometimes quite big things like beds or wardrobes.
▪spook informal a ghost: I’m not scared of spooks.
▪phantom literary a frightening and unclear image of a dead person: They had seen phantoms gliding on the surface of the water.
▪spectre British English, specter American English literary a ghost, especially a frightening one: She had looked like a spectre. | The following night, the spectre appeared again.
ap‧pa‧ri‧tion /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/
noun [countable]something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person: | THESAURUS |
▪
▪
▪
▪
▪
▪