"specters" in Chinese (Simplified)
幽灵幽魂
Definition
幽灵指的是鬼魂或灵体，通常以模糊、可怕的形象出现。这个词也可指引起恐惧的不幸可能或回忆。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“specters”多出现在文学或正式语境中，常用于描述超自然现象或隐喻内心挥之不去的恐惧（如：the specters of the past）。日常口语中更常用“ghosts”表达“鬼魂”。
Examples
Children say they see specters in the old house.
孩子们说他们在旧房子里看到了**幽灵**。
Some people believe specters appear at midnight.
有人相信**幽灵**会在午夜出现。
The story is about specters haunting a village.
这个故事讲的是**幽灵**困扰着一个村庄。
He can't escape the specters of his troubled past.
他无法摆脱困扰的过去那些**幽灵**般的记忆。
Standing alone, she felt the specters of loneliness all around her.
独自站着时，她感受到了孤独的**幽灵**围绕着自己。
The movie isn't just about monsters; it's the specters of fear that make it scary.
这部电影不仅仅是讲怪物，真正让人害怕的是恐惧的**幽灵**。