doppelganger

Related topics: Folklore

dop·pel·gang·er /ˈdɒpəlɡæŋə, -ɡeŋ- $ ˈdɑːpəlɡæŋər/ noun [countableC]

1. somebody’s doppelganger someone who looks exactly like someone else 与某人外貌相同的人 SYN double

2. RFan imaginary spirit that looks exactly like a living person 〔外形和活人一样的〕幽灵

Examples from the Corpus

doppelganger• This phrase always intrigued Bob; as if the speaker could split herself in two, providing a doppelganger companion.• A doppelganger is invisible except to its owner and is not reflected in a mirror.• Perhaps a human could find its proper doppelganger of organisms in a closed bottle.• The doppelganger stands right behind its owner and always moves swiftly to dodge out of sight.

Origin doppelganger

(1800-1900) German doppelgänger “double-goer”

单词	doppelganger
释义	doppelganger Related topics: Folklore dop·pel·gang·er /ˈdɒpəlɡæŋə, -ɡeŋ- $ ˈdɑːpəlɡæŋər/ noun [countableC] 1. somebody’s doppelganger someone who looks exactly like someone else 与某人外貌相同的人 SYN double 2. RFan imaginary spirit that looks exactly like a living person 〔外形和活人一样的〕幽灵 Examples from the Corpus doppelganger• This phrase always intrigued Bob; as if the speaker could split herself in two, providing a doppelganger companion.• A doppelganger is invisible except to its owner and is not reflected in a mirror.• Perhaps a human could find its proper doppelganger of organisms in a closed bottle.• The doppelganger stands right behind its owner and always moves swiftly to dodge out of sight. Origin doppelganger (1800-1900) German doppelgänger “double-goer”
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