词族 · wraith
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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。
英语词源
- 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."
权威例句
- 1. That child flits about like a wraith.
- 那个孩子像幽灵一样飞快地跑来跑去。
- 2. My only question right now involves the wraith.
- 我唯一的问题是关于幽灵的.
- 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?
- 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?
- 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 ?