c. 1600, "frightening ghost," from French spectre "an image, figure, ghost" (16c.), from Latin spectrum "appearance, vision, apparition" (see spectrum). Figurative sense "object of dread" is from 1774.
雙語例句
1. The terrible specter of civil war hung over the country once again.
內戰的可怕陰影再一次籠罩這個國家.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The news of more cuts has raised the specter of redundancies once again.
關于進一步裁減的消息讓人們擔心會再次裁員.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The arrival of warm weather raises the specter of disease and increased rat infestations caused by rotting garbage.
天氣轉暖使人們擔心垃圾腐爛會引起疾病傳播和鼠群猖獗.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Gene - based anthropology also struggles with the specter of racism.