specter
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 幽灵，妖怪，凶兆
演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *speḱ-
词源说明
From Middle French spectre, from Latin spectrum (“appearance, apparition”). Doublet of spectrum.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect [from 18th c.]
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
- (entomology) Any of various species of Asian danaid