"spectre" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 幽靈
• 恐懼（隱喻）

Definition

「幽靈」指鬼魂或靈體；也可以指讓人感到恐懼或憂慮的事物，特別是可能發生或想像中的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比「鬼魂」更正式和文學化。既可指真正的鬼魂，也常作比喻（如「戰爭的幽靈」表示威脅）。日常口語較少見。

Examples

He saw a spectre in the old house.

他在那座老房子裡看見了一個**幽靈**。

The spectre frightened the children.

**幽靈**嚇壞了孩子們。

The movie is about the spectre of a lost king.

這部電影講述了一位失落國王的**幽靈**。

The spectre of unemployment worried many families.

失業的**幽靈**讓許多家庭擔憂。

For years, the country lived under the spectre of war.

多年來，這個國家一直生活在戰爭的**幽靈**之下。

Even after winning, the spectre of defeat lingered in his mind.

即使獲勝後，失敗的**幽靈**仍在他心中盤旋。