c. 1500, "unclosing" (of Heaven), from Anglo-French aparicion, Old French apparition, aparoison (15c.), used in reference to the Epiphany (revealing of Christ child to the Wise Men), from Late Latin apparitionem (nominative apparitio) "an appearance," also "attendants," in classical Latin "service, servants," noun of action from past participle stem of apparere "appear" (see appear). Meaning "ghost" first recorded c. 1600; the shade of sense differentiation between appearance and apparition is that the latter tends to be unexpected or startling.
雙語例句
1. He saw the apparition of his dead wife.
他看見了他亡妻的幽靈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The patient rec-ognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.
病人認出其中一個女的是她曾見過的幽靈。
來自柯林斯例句
3. But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.
這新出現的幽靈嚇得我站在那里一動也不敢動.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島
4. A harsh apparition ; tiny Midway was peculiarly set for air combat.
小小的中途島像個猙獰的魔影,說來也怪,竟被安排來作空戰的場所.
來自辭典例句
5. She claimed to have seen the apparition of her dead husband.