Word · Frequency #26214
wraith
幽灵，鬼魂（尤指人在死前或死后不久出现的幻影）
a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death
常指阴森、虚幻的鬼影
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A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
幽灵或鬼魂,尤其是刚去世之人的形象
骨瘦如柴的人；虚无缥缈的事物；幽灵或鬼魂,尤其是刚去世之人的形象；生魂；幻影；幽灵
In use
The old house was said to be haunted by the wraith of a former owner.
She couldn't shake the wraith of guilt that followed her everywhere.
Glimpsing a wraith in the fog, the traveler hurried away.
a wraith of sth
常指死者的灵魂或幻影。
She saw a wraith of her late husband.
她看到了已故丈夫的幻影。
like a wraith
形容动作悄无声息或鬼魅。
He moved like a wraith through the dark hallway.
他像幽灵一样穿过黑暗的走廊。
wraith-like
复合形容词，形容像幽灵一样。
Her wraith-like figure startled everyone.
她那幽灵般的身影吓了大家一跳。
Common mistakes
He saw a wrath in the mist.He saw a wraith in the mist.
混淆了同音词'wraith'（幽灵）和'wrath'（愤怒），学习者可能因发音相似而拼写错误。
She felt presence of wraith.She felt the presence of a wraith.
可数名词'wraith'单数形式前需要不定冠词'a'或定冠词'the'，学习者遗漏了冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- the wraith of [someone]
- 某人的鬼魂（尤指刚去世者的幻影）
- He was certain he saw the wraith of his late mother in the hallway.他确信自己在走廊里看到了他已故母亲的鬼魂。
- like a wraith
- 像鬼魂一样（悄无声息地）
- The old man moved down the corridor like a wraith.老人像鬼魂一样悄无声息地沿着走廊走过。
- a pale wraith
- 一个苍白的鬼魂
- A pale wraith hovered beside the grave.一个苍白的鬼魂在坟墓旁徘徊。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wraith 里藏着 wait，想象幽灵在等待——刚去世之人留下的苍白幻影。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品中、超自然叙事或奇幻设定中 该词通常用于文学作品或正式叙事中，多指幽灵或鬼魂，尤指刚去世之人的形象；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 faith (/feɪθ/) 与 wraith (/reɪθ/) 押韵。wrath (/ræθ/)、bath (/bæθ/)、path (/pæθ/) 拼写相近但元音不同，不押韵；英式英语中 wrath 可读 /rɔːθ/，bath/path 可读 /bɑːθ/、/pɑːθ/。oath (/oʊθ/) 和 sheath (/ʃiːθ/) 的元音也不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.