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单词 ectoplasm
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Definition of ectoplasm in English:

ectoplasm

noun ˈɛktə(ʊ)plaz(ə)mˈɛktəˌplæzəm
mass noun
  • 1Biology
    dated The more viscous, clear outer layer of the cytoplasm in amoeboid cells.

    Compare with endoplasm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most acanthareans have a fibrous capsule separating endoplasm and ectoplasm.
    • Like other radiolarians, the cytoplasm of Polycystinea is divided into ectoplasm and endoplasm by a perforated protein capsule - not the nuclear membrane, but a novel structure unique to this group.
  • 2A supernatural viscous substance that supposedly exudes from the body of a medium during a spiritualistic trance and forms the material for the manifestation of spirits.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He dominates this show from the start, greeting you on a huge screen with his upside-down face, spewing out six metres of gauze like some psychic medium ejecting ectoplasm.
    • Physical manifestations or ‘materializations’ of spirits are also said to be produced by ectoplasm.
    • The question then arose of how the dead could influence the physical world, and one answer was that they used a substance called ectoplasm.
    • The Baldwins also have a small collection of photos containing what appears to be ectoplasm.
    • Most photographs of ectoplasm make it look like the kind of stuff you could pick up at the local yardage store or buy from Amazon.
    • The third way in which ectoplasm images articulate the referentiality of photography via the body builds upon the first two.
    • This entity was supposed to be a manifestation or thought-form akin to the ectoplasm that is generated by mediums while in a trance state.
    • By contrast, ectoplasm photographs depict a human medium in the throes of violent struggle with an invisible entity.
    • He shudders as Jack leaves his body, trailing ectoplasm and humming ‘I'm the Wolf.’
    • I do believe in one of the photos it does show some dust, but the rest look like ectoplasm with orbs.
    • She began to feel terribly cold as she plummeted through the depths of the pond, feeling its matter travel through her body, through her skin and bones and internal organs like some ghostly ectoplasm.
    • For spirits to appear, for ectoplasm to emanate, for UFOs to descend, darkness is essential.
    • The fact that these ectoplasms are not living is not an objection at all: there is nothing to prevent us from admitting that the ectoplasm may be merely an image, and not a living being.
    • Later I discovered that the carpet was drenched with a foul smelling liquid that I can only assume is ectoplasm.

Derivatives

  • ectoplasmic

  • adjectiveɛktə(ʊ)ˈplazmɪkˌɛktəˈplæzəmɪk
    • From where we are today, there is something naive about the more literal manifestations of spiritualism: the ectoplasmic materialisations, the ventriloquial productions and the psychokinetic feats.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But because the target was too high a level for the spell, the amount of ectoplasmic energy wasn't sufficient to reach the critical threshold, which essentially means that he starts out with a negative number of hit points.
      • It's a handsome book, with bold typography and an atmospheric picture of a woman in a dark coat, walking into ectoplasmic mist.
      • Security services and politicians, at a loss to know what's next, are more anxious than they let on about an ectoplasmic enemy.
      • Since ectoplasmic excretions are not ghosts per se, the camera's role in the phenomenon was not to capture spirits but to witness human contact with spirits, record the manifestation in action, and document its fragile by-products.
 
 

Definition of ectoplasm in US English:

ectoplasm

nounˈektəˌplazəmˈɛktəˌplæzəm
  • 1Biology
    dated The more viscous, clear outer layer of the cytoplasm in amoeboid cells.

    Compare with endoplasm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most acanthareans have a fibrous capsule separating endoplasm and ectoplasm.
    • Like other radiolarians, the cytoplasm of Polycystinea is divided into ectoplasm and endoplasm by a perforated protein capsule - not the nuclear membrane, but a novel structure unique to this group.
  • 2A supernatural viscous substance that is supposed to exude from the body of a medium during a spiritualistic trance and form the material for the manifestation of spirits.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Baldwins also have a small collection of photos containing what appears to be ectoplasm.
    • He shudders as Jack leaves his body, trailing ectoplasm and humming ‘I'm the Wolf.’
    • He dominates this show from the start, greeting you on a huge screen with his upside-down face, spewing out six metres of gauze like some psychic medium ejecting ectoplasm.
    • By contrast, ectoplasm photographs depict a human medium in the throes of violent struggle with an invisible entity.
    • Physical manifestations or ‘materializations’ of spirits are also said to be produced by ectoplasm.
    • Most photographs of ectoplasm make it look like the kind of stuff you could pick up at the local yardage store or buy from Amazon.
    • The third way in which ectoplasm images articulate the referentiality of photography via the body builds upon the first two.
    • I do believe in one of the photos it does show some dust, but the rest look like ectoplasm with orbs.
    • This entity was supposed to be a manifestation or thought-form akin to the ectoplasm that is generated by mediums while in a trance state.
    • The question then arose of how the dead could influence the physical world, and one answer was that they used a substance called ectoplasm.
    • She began to feel terribly cold as she plummeted through the depths of the pond, feeling its matter travel through her body, through her skin and bones and internal organs like some ghostly ectoplasm.
    • Later I discovered that the carpet was drenched with a foul smelling liquid that I can only assume is ectoplasm.
    • The fact that these ectoplasms are not living is not an objection at all: there is nothing to prevent us from admitting that the ectoplasm may be merely an image, and not a living being.
    • For spirits to appear, for ectoplasm to emanate, for UFOs to descend, darkness is essential.
 
 
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