doppelgänger

/ˈdɒp.əlˌɡæŋ.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɑː.pəlˌɡæŋ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər -ˌgeŋ-, ˌdä-pəl-ˈgaŋ-, -ˈgeŋ-/ (ame, mw)

doppelgänger — 名詞

  • doppelgängersingular
  • doppelgängersplural

1. an unrelated person who happens to look almost identical to someone you know, or

1.名詞C1
釋義

分身；酷似者

與他人長相幾乎一樣的人或幽靈

an unrelated person who happens to look almost identical to someone you know, or — in older ghost stories — a phantom shaped like a real, living individual; for example, a stranger on the train who could pass for your sister, or a shadowy figure said to copy a person's appearance as a bad omen.

例句

Lara froze in the cafe when she spotted a doppelgänger of her late grandmother by the window.

Lara 在咖啡廳愣住，因為她在窗邊看到一個跟她已故祖母長得一模一樣的分身。

a doppelgänger of [someone]

Tourists in Seoul kept stopping Erik because he was the doppelgänger of a famous K-pop singer.

Erik 在首爾一直被遊客攔下，因為他長得就像某位知名 K-pop 歌手的翻版。

the doppelgänger of [public figure]

同義詞
  • look-alike

    everyday, neutral term for someone who resembles another person, with no supernatural overtone

  • double

    common in film and crime contexts; can also mean a body double or stand-in

  • spitting image

    very informal idiom; emphasises an uncanny degree of resemblance

  • ringer

    informal, often in 'a dead ringer for'; stresses that the resemblance is unmistakable

文法句型

a doppelgänger of someone

someone's doppelgänger

用法筆記

Often used loosely today for a striking real-world look-alike; the original supernatural sense (a ghostly twin appearing to its living counterpart) survives mainly in horror, folklore, and literary writing. Frequently spelled without the umlaut as 'doppelganger' in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌My twin sister is my doppelgänger.
✅My twin sister and I look alike, but a doppelgänger is someone unrelated who happens to resemble you.
💡by definition, a doppelgänger is not a relative.
❌They are doppelgängers of each other in personality.
✅They have very similar personalities.
💡doppelgänger refers to physical appearance, not character or behaviour.