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单词 doppelgänger
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Definition of doppelgänger in English:

doppelgänger

nounˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡaŋəˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəˈdɑpəlˌɡæŋər
  • An apparition or double of a living person.

    he has been replaced by an evil doppelgänger
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You did your best by suggesting that ‘John’ had a doppelgänger.
    • Along the way, he meets his doppelgänger at the toy store.
    • ‘Each actor had a different reaction to having his or her doppelgänger around,’ he says.
    • They'll visit young Abe's law office, stand in the crowd at the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and shuffle solemnly up to a coffin where a Lincoln doppelgänger lies in state.
    • But it's a pretty fair guess that they'll give their Democratic doppelgänger a run for its money.
    • Nestled deep within the human brain lies a pair of small, almond-shaped structures that bear the Greek name for their doppelgänger: amygdala.
    • It is a compelling tale of doppelgängers and magicians.
    • The answer, judging by last week's response to his modern-day doppelgänger, is that they would've embraced him even more warmly.
    • His slow realizations of the genetic memories he shares with his sociopathic doppelgänger move the plot along in a not entirely conventional way.
    • If the actress is merely a doppelgänger, you have not offended your cousin with the idea that you thought such a thing was possible.
    • As the novel unfolds, the opposed monologues of the mentor and his student betray these ‘co-conspirators in the story’ as grotesque doppelgängers, ‘partners in the performance.’
    • The plot is set in motion by a man who falls out of a 30-storey office building, and as he is falling past, people recognize the man as their doppelgänger, or alter ego.
    • As such, video game enemies in sibling-based stories are more likely to be doppelgängers, shadows or doubles of the player-characters.
    • Has he had too many unconscious imitators or literary doppelgängers retroactively sapping his originality?
    • So what happens if a winery produces both world-class Burgundian doppelgängers - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (and throw in Riesling, too) - but is half a globe away?
    • She has a doppelgänger who locks her up.
    • Its doppelgänger among the desserts is the chocolate fundido, a sticky, spicy fondue of melted Oaxacan chocolate, served with a platter of cookies, churros, and fruit for dipping.
    • While it was sweet to have little TV doppelgängers with perfect teeth and long sideburns running around posing as us, it wasn't that fulfilling.
    • The history of doppelgängers and doubles, you see, is intimately bound up with human mortality and the origins of image making.
    • Among other syndromes, they mentioned doppelgängers or subjective doubles.
    Synonyms
    spectre, phantom, wraith, spirit, soul, shadow, presence

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German, literally 'double-goer'.

 
 

Definition of doppelgänger in US English:

doppelgänger

nounˈdɑpəlˌɡæŋərˈdäpəlˌɡaNGər
  • An apparition or double of a living person.

    he has been replaced by an evil doppelgänger
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Along the way, he meets his doppelgänger at the toy store.
    • His slow realizations of the genetic memories he shares with his sociopathic doppelgänger move the plot along in a not entirely conventional way.
    • As such, video game enemies in sibling-based stories are more likely to be doppelgängers, shadows or doubles of the player-characters.
    • Among other syndromes, they mentioned doppelgängers or subjective doubles.
    • The history of doppelgängers and doubles, you see, is intimately bound up with human mortality and the origins of image making.
    • It is a compelling tale of doppelgängers and magicians.
    • The answer, judging by last week's response to his modern-day doppelgänger, is that they would've embraced him even more warmly.
    • ‘Each actor had a different reaction to having his or her doppelgänger around,’ he says.
    • Has he had too many unconscious imitators or literary doppelgängers retroactively sapping his originality?
    • Nestled deep within the human brain lies a pair of small, almond-shaped structures that bear the Greek name for their doppelgänger: amygdala.
    • She has a doppelgänger who locks her up.
    • You did your best by suggesting that ‘John’ had a doppelgänger.
    • Its doppelgänger among the desserts is the chocolate fundido, a sticky, spicy fondue of melted Oaxacan chocolate, served with a platter of cookies, churros, and fruit for dipping.
    • As the novel unfolds, the opposed monologues of the mentor and his student betray these ‘co-conspirators in the story’ as grotesque doppelgängers, ‘partners in the performance.’
    • The plot is set in motion by a man who falls out of a 30-storey office building, and as he is falling past, people recognize the man as their doppelgänger, or alter ego.
    • But it's a pretty fair guess that they'll give their Democratic doppelgänger a run for its money.
    • While it was sweet to have little TV doppelgängers with perfect teeth and long sideburns running around posing as us, it wasn't that fulfilling.
    • If the actress is merely a doppelgänger, you have not offended your cousin with the idea that you thought such a thing was possible.
    • So what happens if a winery produces both world-class Burgundian doppelgängers - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (and throw in Riesling, too) - but is half a globe away?
    • They'll visit young Abe's law office, stand in the crowd at the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and shuffle solemnly up to a coffin where a Lincoln doppelgänger lies in state.
    Synonyms
    spectre, phantom, wraith, spirit, soul, shadow, presence

Origin

Mid 19th century: from German, literally ‘double-goer’.

 
 
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