| 单词 | phantasm |
| 释义 | phantasm (once / 6358 pages) n If you've ever caught a glimpse of a ghostly figure late at night, you've seen a phantasm — something that only appears to exist. A phantasm is an apparition or ghost, something that seems very real when you see it but less so as time goes by. It's not real, but an illusion or brief hallucination that might be caused by a vivid dream, illness, or a lack of sleep. The Greek root is phantasma, "image or phantom," with in turn comes from phantazein, "to make visible." WORD FAMILYphantasm: phantasms USAGE EXAMPLESFor as forward-thinking as it’s easy to feel, just as many of us succumbed to phantasms of inclusion that lacked widespread public support. Salon(Nov 19, 2016) It broke all the rules of things natural, and introduced endless possibilities, unknown worlds that shifted shapes and light, creating myriad phantasms of protoplasmic gobbleygook. New York Times(Nov 03, 2016) Sure enough, “Phantasm” became a major cult hit, eventually spawning four sequels. Los Angeles Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1n something existing in perception only Syn|Hypo|Hyper apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow UFO, flying saucer, unidentified flying object an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying Dutchmana phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraitha mental representation of some haunting experience illusion, semblance an erroneous mental representation 2n a ghostly appearing figure Syn|Hypo|Hyper apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre Flying Dutchman the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day disembodied spirit, spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
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