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，可能來自PIE*wer,彎，轉(zhuǎn)，扭曲，詞源同wreath,wriggle。用來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跑去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. My only question right now involves the wraith.
- 我唯一的問題是關(guān)于幽靈的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. So , what you're saying is the Ancients actually created the Wraith?
- 照你這么說,實(shí)際上是古人創(chuàng)造了幽靈?
來自電影對白
- 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?
來自電影對白
- 5. What could the Wraith possibly want with an Ancient drilling platform?
- 幽靈到古人的鉆探平臺(tái)上來想干 什么 ?
來自電影對白