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Mirage N Turbulent French Latin Mirɑ:ʒ N.幻影,海市蜃楼 英

单词 mirage
音标 ['mirɑ:ʒ]
解释 n.幻影,海市蜃楼
红宝书 【英】 n. 幻影,海市蜃楼(an optical illusion)
【考】 maelstrom : turbulent / mirage : illusory(大旋涡[的特点]是狂 暴/海市蜃楼[的特点] 是虚幻)
【记】 mir(惊奇)+age→使人 惊奇之物→海市蜃楼
【同】 同根词:miraculous( 神奇的);mirror(镜 子)
【例】 The image of an oasis was just a mirage.
字源 mirage (n.)
"optical illusion of water in sandy deserts," 1812, from French mirage, from se mirer "to be reflected," from Latin mirare (see mirror). Or the French word is from Latin mirus "wonderful" (see miracle).
不择手段背单词 n. 幻影; 海市蜃楼(可以创造出水和远处物体的倒影的光学现象, 是冷热相间的几层空气导致的光线扭曲而产生的结果)
【记】mir惊奇, age-使人惊奇之物-海市蜃楼
【参】miraculous(adj 神奇的); mirror(n 镜子)
【类】maelstrom: turbulent = mirage: illusory大旋涡的特点是狂暴 = 海市蜃楼的特点是虚幻
趣味全助记 【记】miracle,c=g,看到了奇迹→海市蜃楼;mirror 镜子中的幻影

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