单词 | specter |
释义 | specter (spɛktər) Word forms: spectersregional note: in BRIT, use spectre countable noun [usu the N of n] If you refer to the specter of something unpleasant, you are referring to something that you are frightened might occur. The arrests raised the specter of revenge attacks. More Synonyms of specter specter in American English (ˈspɛktər) noun British ˈspectre 1. a ghost; apparition 2. any object of fear or dread Word origin Fr spectre < L spectrum, an appearance, apparition < spectare, to behold: see spectacle |
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