apparition
英[æpə'rɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,æpə'rɪʃən]
英英释意
- 1. a ghostly appearing figure;
- "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
- 2. the appearance of a ghostlike figure;
- "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
- 3. something existing in perception only;
- "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- 4. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly;
- "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger"