| 单词 | phantom |
| 释义 | phantom —phantomlike, adj. /fan"teuhm/, n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. an appearance or illusion without material substance, as a dream image, mirage, or optical illusion. 3. a person or thing of merely illusory power, status, efficacy, etc.: the phantom of fear. 4. an illustration, part of which is given a transparent effect so as to permit representation of details otherwise hidden from view, as the inner workings of a mechanical device. adj. 5. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a phantom; illusory: a phantom sea serpent. 6. Elect. noting or pertaining to a phantom circuit. 7. named, included, or recorded but nonexistent; fictitious: Payroll checks were made out and cashed for phantom employees. Also, fantom. [1250-1300; ME fantosme < MF, OF < L phantasma PHANTASM] Syn. 1, 2. See apparition. 5. imaginary. Ant. 5. real, material. |
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