"fantom" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 幽靈
• 幻影

Definition

「fantom」指看似真實但實際並不存在的東西，可以是幽靈、幻影或想像中的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

英文正確拼寫為“phantom”，“fantom”很少用，多見於文學或特殊背景。比方“phantom limb”（幻肢痛）、“phantom pain”（幻覺痛）。正式場合應使用“phantom”。

Examples

Some people believe they have seen a fantom in old houses.

有些人相信他們在老房子裡見過**fantom**。

He said he felt a fantom touch his shoulder at night.

他說他晚上感覺到有個**fantom**碰了他的肩膀。

A fantom can also mean something your mind imagines but isn’t really there.

**fantom**也可以指只是你腦子裡想像出來、其實並不存在的東西。

After the accident, she kept feeling a fantom limb that wasn’t really there.

事故後，她總覺得有隻**fantom**手臂還在。

The story was about a ship haunted by a mysterious fantom.

這個故事講的是一艘被神祕**fantom**纏繞的船。

He chased the fantom of his lost hopes for years.

多年來，他一直追逐著失去希望的**fantom**。