wraith

英 [re?θ] 美[reθ]
  • n. 幽靈;鬼魂;幻影

GRE暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?wraiths;

中文詞源


wraith 鬼魂

詞源不詳,可能來(lái)自PIE*wer,彎,轉(zhuǎn),扭曲,詞源同wreath,wriggle。用來(lái)指形狀可以扭曲的鬼魂。

英文詞源


wraith (n.)
1510s, "ghost," Scottish, of uncertain origin. Weekley and Century Dictionary suggest Old Norse vorer "guardian" in the sense of "guardian angel." Klein points to Gaelic and Irish arrach "specter, apparition."

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. That child flits about like a wraith.
那個(gè)孩子像幽靈一樣飛快地跑來(lái)跑去。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. My only question right now involves the wraith.
我唯一的問(wèn)題是關(guān)于幽靈的.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. So , what you're saying is the Ancients actually created the Wraith?
照你這么說(shuō),實(shí)際上是古人創(chuàng)造了幽靈?

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白

4. Is it because only a Wraith can enter a secret Wraith facility?
是不是因?yàn)橹挥杏撵`才可以進(jìn)入那個(gè)秘密的研究室?

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白

5. What could the Wraith possibly want with an Ancient drilling platform?
幽靈到古人的鉆探平臺(tái)上來(lái)想干 什么 ?

來(lái)自電影對(duì)白