apparition
noun /ˌæpəˈrɪʃn/
/ˌæpəˈrɪʃn/
- a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead
（人死后的）鬼，鬼魂，幽灵 - Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported.
有报道说有白衣女鬼显现。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of appearing’): from Latin apparitio(n-) ‘attendance’, from the verb apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’. - Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported.