Wraith



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.幽灵; 骨瘦如柴的人
• ［英］ n.幽灵 ( ghost, specter) ; 骨瘦如柴的人 ( a living person seen just before death as an apparition)
• ［记］ 注意不要和wrath ( 愤怒) 相混
• ［例］ She moved through the soft light like a wraith.

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural wraiths)

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1513
• 1.
  • a. the exact likeness of a living person seen usually just before death as an apparition
  • b. ghost, specter
• 2. an insubstantial form or semblance ; shadow
• 3. a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column
• ? wraithlike adjective

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