wraith /reɪθ/ n. 1. (迷信传说在人临终前或死后不久看到的)活人灵魂 2. 阴魂，鬼，幽灵 She moved through the soft light like a wraith. 她像幽灵似地在柔和的灯光下走过。 3. 影子，幻影，阴影；瘦得不成样子的人 We looked on the pictures of the thin, frail wraith that he had become. 我们望着一张张他已瘦弱得不成样子的相片。 4. 〈书〉依稀可辨的烟气 a thin wraith of smoke 一股淡淡的烟 [Scot < warth guardian angel < ON vorthr guardian]