phantomlike

/fˈæntəmlˌaɪk/ adj

Like a phantom; ghostly.

Word Origin Phantom comes from Greek 'phainein' — 'to show, to make visible' — so a phantom is literally something that appears, a visible image of something not really there. Add the Old English suffix '-like' meaning 'having the form of', and phantomlike means 'resembling a ghostly apparition'. The same Greek root gives us fantasy, fantastic, and phantasmagoria — all about things that appear to the mind or eye.

adj Like a phantom; ghostly.

A phantomlike figure appeared in the mist, then vanished without a trace.

(形容词) 幽灵般的;鬼魅似的;幻影似的

一个幽灵般的身影在雾中出现,然后消失得无影无踪。

(adjetivo) Como un fantasma; fantasmal.

Una figura fantasmal apareció en la niebla y luego desapareció sin dejar rastro.

(adjectif) fantomatique; spectral; fantômal [Qui évoque un fantôme ; spectral, immatériel.]

Une silhouette **phantomlike** est apparue dans la brume, puis a disparu sans laisser de trace.

(Adjektiv) gespenstisch; geisterhaft; spukhaft [gespenstisch oder geisterhaft wirkend; wie ein Phantom]

Eine **phantomlike** Gestalt tauchte im Nebel auf und verschwand spurlos.

(形容詞) 幽霊のような、ぼんやりとして実体のない

霧の中に幽霊のような姿が現れ、跡形もなく消え去った。

(adjetivo) fantasmagórico; fantasmal; espectral [Como um fantasma; fantasmagórico.]

Uma figura fantasmagórica apareceu na neblina e desapareceu sem deixar rastro.

Word parts: phantom + like

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