| 释义 |
ghosthood|ˈgəʊsthʊd|
[f. ghost n. + -hood.]
The state of being a ghost. Also attrib.
1889Daily News 12 Dec. 5/3 It is difficult for a ghost to become a man, because it has fallen to ghosthood, and because it has lost manhood. 1890B. L. Gildersleeve Ess. & Stud. 416 From my childhood up, as in ghosthood now, I've felt an invincible horror of spiders.
attrib.1884Sat. Rev. 22 Nov. 651/1 How long are we to wait for Ghosthood Suffrage and Haunted Electoral Districts? |