英语词汇“will-o'-the-wisp”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	will-o'-the-wisp
释义	will-o'-the-wisp (ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp) noun 1. Also called: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern a pale flame or phosphorescence sometimes seen over marshy ground at night. It is believed to be due to the spontaneous combustion of methane or other hydrocarbons originating from decomposing organic matter 2. a person or thing that is elusive or allures and misleads Derived forms will-o'-the-wispish (ˌwill-o'-the-ˈwispish) or will-o'-the-wispy (ˌwill-o'-the-ˈwispy) adjective Word origin C17: originally Will with the wisp, from Will short for William and wisp in former sense of a twist of hay or straw burning as a torch
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