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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。
幽灵；鬼影；幻影
phantasms — plural of phantasm
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
幽灵；鬼影；幻影
a ghostly appearing figure
The castle was a phantasm of the past.
这座城堡是过去的幻影。
指像鬼魂一样出现的形体，偏重幽灵形象。
看见但没有物理实在的东西；幻影或幽灵。
Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
感官获得的印象,尤指图像,常在理智解释之前。
An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.
In the dim light, the old curtains created a moving phantasm on the wall, but it was only a shadow.
在昏暗的光线下，旧窗帘在墙上形成了一个移动的幻影，但那只是影子。
His fear of losing his job became a phantasm that kept him awake at night.
他对失去工作的恐惧变成了一个让他夜里失眠的幻象。
In the story, the villagers believed the forest was full of phantasms after sunset.
在故事里，村民们相信日落后森林里满是幽灵。
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。
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。
强调以虚幻的形式存在或出现。
The dream appeared as a phantasm of desire.
梦境作为欲望的幻影出现。
Not this
The legend tells of a fantasm that haunts the castle.
Use this
The legend tells of a phantasm that haunts the castle.
拼写错误：'phantasm' 以 'ph' 开头，而不是 'f'。
Not this
He saw phantasm in the mirror.
Use this
He saw a phantasm in the mirror.
冠词缺失：'phantasm' 是可数名词，单数形式前需加不定冠词 'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
凭空想象出幻象；唤起幻影
The writer conjured up a phantasm of a perfect world.
这位作家凭空创造了一个完美世界的幻象。
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联想 phantasm 像 phantom（幽灵）加 fantasy（幻象）：看见的幻影，没有实体。
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。
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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