"phantom" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 幻影
• 幽靈

Definition

“Phantom” 指看似真實但實際不存在的事物，常指幽靈或虛構之物，也可以指一種幻象或不存在但被感覺到的東西。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Phantom” 比“ghost”更正式或文學性。常見於如“phantom pain”（幻肢痛）等表達，用以描述感覺上有但實際不存在的事物，不僅限於超自然，也用於醫學術語。

Examples

I thought I saw a phantom in the old house.

我以為在那棟老房子裡看到了**幽靈**。

The phantom ship disappeared into the fog.

那艘**幽靈**船消失在霧中。

Some patients feel phantom pain after losing a limb.

有些病人在失去肢體後會感到**幻肢**痛。

Everyone talks about the phantom that haunts the theater, but no one has seen it.

大家都在談論徘徊在劇院裡的**幽靈**，但沒有人見過。

Late at night, the streets seemed full of phantoms and shadows.

深夜時分，街道上彷彿充滿了**幽靈**和陰影。

Sometimes my cat chases a phantom I can't see.

有時我的貓會追趕我看不見的**幻影**。