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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。
幽灵，鬼魂（尤指人在死前或死后不久出现的幻影）
wraiths — plural of wraith
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
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
She saw a wraith of her late husband.
她看到了已故丈夫的幻影。
常指阴森、虚幻的鬼影
幽灵或鬼魂,尤其是刚去世之人的形象
A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
The old house was said to be haunted by the wraith of a former owner.
据说那所老房子被前主人的幽灵所困扰。
She couldn't shake the wraith of guilt that followed her everywhere.
她无法摆脱无处不在的愧疚幻影。
Glimpsing a wraith in the fog, the traveler hurried away.
在雾中瞥见一个幽灵，旅行者匆匆离开了。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He saw a wrath in the mist.
Use this
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。
Not this
She felt presence of wraith.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
Use wraiths naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
wraith 里藏着 wait，想象幽灵在等待——刚去世之人留下的苍白幻影。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.