apparition
英 [æpə'rɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,æpə'rɪʃən]
	    - n. 幽灵;幻影;鬼怪;离奇出现的东西
 
英英释意
- 1. a ghostly appearing figure;
 - "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
 
- 2. the appearance of a ghostlike figure;
 - "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
 
- 3. something existing in perception only;
 - "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
 
- 4. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly;
 - "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger"