英语单词

wraith是什么意思

wraith

英 [reɪθ] 美 [reθ]
  • n. 幽灵;鬼魂;幻影

中文词源


wraith 鬼魂

词源不详,可能来自PIE*wer,弯,转,扭曲,词源同wreath,wriggle。用来指形状可以扭曲的鬼魂。

英文词源


wraith (n.)
1510s, "ghost," Scottish, of uncertain origin. Weekley and Century Dictionary suggest Old Norse vorðr "guardian" in the sense of "guardian angel." Klein points to Gaelic and Irish arrach "specter, apparition."

双语例句


1. That child flits about like a wraith.
那个孩子像幽灵一样飞快地跑来跑去。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My only question right now involves the wraith.
我唯一的问题是关于幽灵的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. So , what you're saying is the Ancients actually created the Wraith?
照你这么说,实际上是古人创造了幽灵?

来自电影对白

4. Is it because only a Wraith can enter a secret Wraith facility?
是不是因为只有幽灵才可以进入那个秘密的研究室?

来自电影对白

5. What could the Wraith possibly want with an Ancient drilling platform?
幽灵到古人的钻探平台上来想干 什么 ?

来自电影对白

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