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Specter Spektə N.鬼魂,幽灵;恐惧 英 N.鬼魂,幽灵(Ghost 恐惧(Something Haunt Mind

单词 specter
音标 ['spektə]
解释 n.鬼魂,幽灵;恐惧
红宝书 【英】 n.鬼魂,幽灵(ghost) ;恐惧(something that haunt the mind)
【记】 spect(看)+er→鬼怪
【例】 the specter of oil crisis (对石油危机的恐惧)
字源 specter (n.)
c.1600, "frightening ghost," from French spectre "an image, figure, ghost" (16c.), from Latin spectrum "appearance, vision, apparition" (see spectrum). Figurative sense "object of dread" is from 1774.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】spect 看,能看到的东西,显现出的幽灵

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