单词 | apparition |
释义 | apparition[ ap-uh-rish-uhn ] / ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR apparition ON THESAURUS.COM nouna supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight. anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling: the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City. an act of appearing; manifestation. Astronomy. the appearance or time when a comet, especially a periodic one, is visible: the 1986 apparition of Halley's comet. Origin of apparition1400–50; late Middle English apparicio(u)n<Anglo-French, Old French <Late Latin appāritiōn- (stem of appāritiō, as calque of Greek epipháneiaepiphany), equivalent to Latin appārit(us) (past participle of appārēre;see appear) + -iōn--ion SYNONYMS FOR apparition1 spirit, shade. SEE SYNONYMS FOR apparition ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for apparition1. Apparition, phantasm, phantom are terms for a supernatural appearance. An apparition of a person or thing is an immaterial appearance that seems real, and is generally sudden or startling in its manifestation: an apparition of a headless horseman. Both phantom and phantasm denote an illusory appearance, as in a dream; the former may be pleasant, while the latter is usually frightening: a phantom of loveliness; a monstrous phantasm. OTHER WORDS FROM apparitionap·pa·ri·tion·al, adjectivenon·ap·pa·ri·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby apparitionapparent movement, apparent solar day, apparent temperature, apparent time, apparent wind, apparition, apparitor, appassionato, appd., appeal, appealing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apparitionBritish Dictionary definitions for apparitionapparition / (ˌæpəˈrɪʃən) / nounan appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre the act of appearing or being visible Word Origin for apparitionC15: from Late Latin appāritiō, from Latin: attendance, from appārēre to appear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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