phantom

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a ghostly appearing figure (Freq. 2)
- we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us
• Syn:
apparition, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre
• Derivationally related forms:
phantasmal (for: phantasma)
• Hypernyms:
spirit, disembodied spirit
• Hyponyms:
Flying Dutchman
2. something existing in perception only (Freq. 1)
- a ghostly apparition at midnight
• Syn:
apparition, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
• Derivationally related forms:
shadowy (for: shadow), phantasmal (for: phantasma)
• Hypernyms:
illusion, semblance
• Hyponyms:
unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer, Flying Dutchman, ghost,
shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre

II - adjective

something apparently sensed but having no physical reality (Freq. 1)
- seemed to hear faint phantom bells
- the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb
• Similar to:
unreal

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  apparition, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow, specter, spectre