Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #14813
phantom
虚幻的；不真实的
Existing only in the imagination; not real, though it may appear or feel real.
- 1.
Illusive.
虚幻的。
- 2.
Fictitious or nonexistent.
虚构的或不存在的。
- 3.
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
看似存在但无实体的东西
虚幻的。；虚构的或不存在的。；看似存在但无实体的东西
In use
After his leg was amputated, he felt phantom pain in the missing limb.
The old house is said to have phantom footsteps that can be heard at night.
She saw a phantom figure in the mirror but realized it was just a reflection.
seemed to hear faint phantom bells
the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb
phantom + noun
phantom pain 指截肢后仍感觉存在肢体疼痛的现象。
He suffered from phantom pain for years.
他多年来饱受幻肢痛。
be phantom
Connections
Collocations
- phantom pain
- 幻肢痛
- Many amputees experience phantom pain after surgery.许多截肢者在手术后经历幻肢痛。
- phantom limb
- 幻肢
- He still feels his phantom limb at night.他在夜间仍能感受到幻肢。
- phantom pregnancy
- 假性怀孕
- The dog had a phantom pregnancy and started nesting.这只狗出现了假性怀孕，并开始做窝。
- phantom menace
- 虚幻的威胁
- The politician called the scandal a phantom menace to distract voters.这位政客将丑闻称为虚幻的威胁，以分散选民的注意力。
- phantom image
- 幻影图像
- A phantom image flickered on the old radar screen.一个幻影图像在旧雷达屏幕上闪烁。
- phantom traffic jam
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：phantom 音近“凡特姆”，想象人影“特姆”缥缈无形，看似存在实则虚幻。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical or technical writing、literary or figurative use 作形容词时，phantom 多用于医学或技术术语（如 phantom pain、phantom limb）以及书面或比喻性的描述，比较常见于正式语体；具体正式程度随搭配而变化，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
通常用作定语，置于名词前。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 phantom /ˈfæntəm/ 完全押韵的是 bantam /ˈbæntəm/（/æntəm/ 相同）。tandem、ransom、random 的重读元音与词尾 /əm/ 相近，但中间辅音不同。anthem /ˈænθəm/ 拼写含有 ant，但读音不是 /ˈæntəm/，切勿按拼写类推。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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