haint

haint — noun

1. a ghost of someone who has died, often imagined as causing trouble or trying to

1.名詞C2
釋義

a ghost of someone who has died, often imagined as causing trouble or trying to harm people

例句

Imani swore a haint stood near the well behind her grandmother's cabin.

a haint stood near [place]

After sunset, Darius refused to cross the field where the haint appeared.

the haint appeared — folk-story setting

同義詞
  • ghost

    the everyday general word; 'haint' sounds much more regional and folkloric

  • spirit

    broader and often less hostile; it can also refer to a person's non-physical essence

  • phantom

    more literary and dramatic, often used for a shadowy appearance

文法句型

a haint

haints

用法筆記

Chiefly Southern US and strongly tied to folk stories about haunted houses, family land, and restless dead. Usually countable ('a haint', 'haints') and often suggests a ghost that is troublesome or malevolent, not simply a neutral spirit.

常見錯誤

❌The strange noise in the attic was a haint.
✅People thought the strange noise in the attic came from a haint.
💡A haint is the ghost itself, not just any unexplained sound.