Word · Frequency #29869
phantasm
幽灵；鬼影；幻影
a ghostly appearing figure
指像鬼魂一样出现的形体，偏重幽灵形象。
- 1.
Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
看见但没有物理实在的东西；幻影或幽灵。
- 2.
An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.
感官获得的印象,尤指图像,常在理智解释之前。
幻象；幻觉；心像；看见但没有物理实在的东西；幻影或幽灵。；感官获得的印象,尤指图像,常在理智解释之前。；幻影；梦境
In use
In the dim light, the old curtains created a moving phantasm on the wall, but it was only a shadow.
His fear of losing his job became a phantasm that kept him awake at night.
In the story, the villagers believed the forest was full of phantasms after sunset.
a phantasm of something
表示某事物是另一种事物的虚幻表现。
The castle was a phantasm of the past.
这座城堡是过去的幻影。
like a phantasm
用于比喻幽灵般的移动或出现。
The figure moved like a phantasm through the fog.
那个身影像幽灵一样穿过迷雾。
as a phantasm
强调以虚幻的形式存在或出现。
Connections
Collocations
- a mere phantasm
- 纯粹的幻影；不过是个幻影
- He dismissed the ghost story as a mere phantasm.他把那个鬼故事当作纯粹的幻影而不予理会。
- phantasm of the imagination
- 想象中的幻象；幻觉
- The scene she described was a phantasm of the imagination, not a real memory.她描述的场景是想象中的幻象，而不是真实的记忆。
- shadowy phantasm
- 朦胧的幻影；若隐若现的幽灵
- A shadowy phantasm seemed to float through the dark room.一个朦胧的幻影似乎飘过黑暗的房间。
- phantasm of the past
- 往事的幻影；对过去的幻象
- He could not escape the phantasms of the past.他无法摆脱往事的幻影。
- vanish like a phantasm
- 像幻影一样消失
- With the morning light, her fears vanished like a phantasm.随着晨光的出现，她的恐惧像幻影一样消失了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 phantasm 像 phantom（幽灵）加 fantasy（幻象）：看见的幻影，没有实体。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式演讲、诗歌 该词多用于正式或文学语境，日常口语中比较少见，通常可用 ghost 或 vision 替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
chasm /ˈkæzəm/ 与 spasm /ˈspæzəm/ 重读元音后的读音都是 /æzəm/，可算严格押韵；但 phantasm /ˈfæntæzəm/ 的重读元音后接 /ntæzəm/，并不与它们押韵。sarcasm、enthusiasm 与 phantasm 都以 -asm 结尾并含 /æzəm/，但重音位置不同，仅拼写相似，不构成严格押韵。phantom /ˈfæntəm/ 开头拼写像 phantasm，但读音不同，也没有 -asm。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.