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单词 ignis fatuus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ig•nis fat•u•us  (ignis facho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation pl. ig•nes fat•u•i 
    (ignēz facho̅o̅ ī′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
  2. something deluding or misleading.
  • Medieval Latin: literally, foolish fire
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ignis fatuus /ˈɪɡnɪs ˈfætjʊəs/ n ( pl ignes fatui /ˈɪɡniːz ˈfætjʊˌaɪ/)
  1. another name for will-o'-the-wisp
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin, literally: foolish fire
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