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单词 wraith
释义 wraith
\ˈrāth\ noun
(plural wraiths \-ths sometimes -thz\)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a. : an apparition of a living person in his exact likeness seen usually just before his death — compare doppelgänger
 b. : a visible apparition of a dead person : ghost, specter
2. : water sprite
3. : an insubstantial copy, remainder, or appearance of something : shadow
 < pale wraiths of their formidable namesakes — Times Literary Supplement >
 < hits not the wraith of socialism but the flesh and blood of the farmers — M.W.Straight >
4. : a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column resembling a wraith
 < thin wraiths of smoke curled up and lost themselves in the sky — E.A.McCourt >
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