单词	afterimage
释义	afterimage noun af·​ter·​im·​age ˈaf-tər-ˌi-mij  plural afterimages 1 : a usually visual sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased 2 : a lasting memory or mental image of something The problem with the heros of myths is that, although they were once a reality or rooted in one, they rarely matched their lovely afterimage. Irvin Faust Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Is the yellow gown an afterimage of Homer’s Dawn, flinging off her golden robe? Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 The light the narrator sees at the end is, for all its majesty, only the afterimage of utopia lost. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021 The movie would induce the complementary color as an afterimage. Adam Rogers, Wired, 29 Apr. 2021 The light leaves an afterimage like one caused by staring at the sun. Adam Rogers, Wired, 29 Apr. 2021 Some tennis players leave an afterimage in the mind. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2019 American culture is full of lingering afterimages of Midwestern guys making cars and mining coal, but, to quote an excellent headline from the Chicago Tribune, The Entire Coal Industry Employs Fewer People Than Arby’s. Emily Guendelsberger, Vox, 15 July 2019 Now the cigarette’s white smoke morphs into one more aspect of the film — the addition of still or moving black-and-white afterimages. Alastair Macaulay, New York Times, 3 June 2018 But by foregrounding these embarrassments, Ms. Saul creates a kind of afterimage of spiritual serenity. Holland Cotter, Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich And Jason Farago, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017 See More Word History Etymology after- + image entry 1 First Known Use 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition afterimage noun af·​ter·​im·​age -ˌrim-ij  : a usually visual sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased called also aftersensation, aftervision afterimage noun as in ghost Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ghost aftertaste shadow echo artifact remembrance vestige trace relic memento reminder tang relish smack
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