apparition
/ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/noun
1- a ghost or ghostlike image of a person幽灵; 人的幽灵般的幻影。
1.1
- mass noun the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, especially an image of this type(特异景象等的)出现, 显形; 特异景象:
the transient apparition of a spectre.
幽灵的转瞬即逝。
派生词
apparitional
adjective词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'the action of appearing'): from Latin apparitio(n-) 'attendance', from theverb apparere (see APPEAR).