apparition

• n. 幽灵；幻影；鬼怪；离奇出现的东西

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根par, 出现。原指主显节(Epiphany)圣子降临，后词义发生了变化。

apparition

apparition: see appear

apparition (n.)

c. 1500, "unclosing" (of Heaven), from Anglo-French aparicion, Old French apparition, aparoison (15c.), used in reference to the Epiphany (revealing of Christ child to the Wise Men), from Late Latin apparitionem (nominative apparitio) "an appearance," also "attendants," in classical Latin "service, servants," noun of action from past participle stem of apparere "appear" (see appear). Meaning "ghost" first recorded c. 1600; the shade of sense differentiation between appearance and apparition is that the latter tends to be unexpected or startling.

1. He saw the apparition of his dead wife.

他看见了他亡妻的幽灵.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The patient rec-ognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.

病人认出其中一个女的是她曾见过的幽灵。

来自柯林斯例句

3. But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.

这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动.

来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

4. A harsh apparition ; tiny Midway was peculiarly set for air combat.

小小的中途岛像个狰狞的魔影,说来也怪,竟被安排来作空战的场所.

来自辞典例句

5. She claimed to have seen the apparition of her dead husband.

她声称看到过亡夫的幽灵.

来自辞典例句