phan·tasm /ˈfænˌtæzəm/
幻像,幻影,幽靈
phan·tasm /ˈfænˌtæzəm/ 名詞
幻象
Phan·tasm n. [Spelt also fantasm.]
1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.
They be but phantasms or apparitions. --Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion.
Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. --Jer. Taylor.
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phantasm
n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the
apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition, phantom,
phantasma, specter, spectre]
2: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition
at midnight" [syn: apparition, phantom, phantasma, shadow]