英语词汇“spectral”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adj 2adj

When something is spectral, it has a ghostlike quality; it seems to vanish or disappear. You may have heard of ghosts referred to as "specters": that means that they're spectral.

You may recognize the spect part of the adjective spectral from words like "spectacle," "spectrum," and "spectacular." All of these words share a similar meaning, which comes from the Latin verb specere, "look at, view." When something is spectral, think of it as something you can see but not touch — though it won't always mean that literally. The young model was so skinny she had a spectral quality: she almost seemed to disappear.

WORD FAMILY

spectral: spectrally

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Always,” Blake’s collaboration with Ocean, another essential voice of 2016, is a soft and spectral lament.

The New Yorker(Dec 14, 2016)

The singing is spectral, the cadence is practically spoken, and, as a bonus, the beat is ghost-EDM, with thumps that flicker on and off.

New York Times(Dec 09, 2016)

We strolled through a room of portraits painted by Whistler: thin, spectral figures wrapped in finery.

The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016)

adj resembling or characteristic of a phantom

spectral emanations

Syn

apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spiritual
supernatural

not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material

adj of or relating to a spectrum

spectral colors
spectral analysis

单词	spectral
释义	spectral (once / 2670 pages) 1adj 2adj When something is spectral, it has a ghostlike quality; it seems to vanish or disappear. You may have heard of ghosts referred to as "specters": that means that they're spectral. You may recognize the spect part of the adjective spectral from words like "spectacle," "spectrum," and "spectacular." All of these words share a similar meaning, which comes from the Latin verb specere, "look at, view." When something is spectral, think of it as something you can see but not touch — though it won't always mean that literally. The young model was so skinny she had a spectral quality: she almost seemed to disappear. WORD FAMILY spectral: spectrally USAGE EXAMPLES “Always,” Blake’s collaboration with Ocean, another essential voice of 2016, is a soft and spectral lament. The New Yorker(Dec 14, 2016) The singing is spectral, the cadence is practically spoken, and, as a bonus, the beat is ghost-EDM, with thumps that flicker on and off. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) We strolled through a room of portraits painted by Whistler: thin, spectral figures wrapped in finery. The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016) 1 adj resembling or characteristic of a phantom spectral emanations Syn apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spiritual supernatural not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material 2 adj of or relating to a spectrum spectral colors spectral analysis
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