eidolon
eidolon — 名詞
1. In literature and poetry, the spirit of a dead person that appears as a shadowy
幻影；鬼影
死者的幽靈般形象
In literature and poetry, the spirit of a dead person that appears as a shadowy shape without a real physical body.
A widow sees the eidolon of her husband walking by the river at night.
一名寡婦看見丈夫的幻影在夜間的河邊漫步。
eidolon of + a deceased person in a narrative setting
Rania felt a chill and glimpsed the eidolon of her grandmother in the empty hall.
Rania 感到一陣寒意，在空蕩的大廳裡瞥見了祖母的鬼影。
The poet described the eidolon as a pale shape vanishing at morning light.
詩人形容那幻影是一道蒼白的人形，在晨光中消失。
Ancient writers called the eidolon a shadow that could pass through locked doors.
古代作家稱幻影為一種可以穿過上鎖門扉的影子。
In the play, the hero is haunted by the eidolon of a king he betrayed.
在這齣戲裡，主角被他背叛過的國王的幻影所纏擾。
- phantom
More common; can also mean something that seems real but does not exist
- apparition
Suggests a sudden or striking appearance, often with supernatural overtones
- spectre
UK spelling; carries a slightly more ominous or threatening tone
- ghost
Much more common and less formal; the everyday word for a dead person's spirit
文法句型
eidolon + of + person
用法筆記
Almost always found in literary, poetic, or formal writing. Not used in everyday speech. Commonly followed by 'of + a specific person' (e.g., 'the eidolon of her father').
2. A perfect mental image of a person or object that exists chiefly in the mind, no
理想形象
心目中完美的形象
A perfect mental image of a person or object that exists chiefly in the mind, not in the real world.
In his poems, the woman is not real but an eidolon of perfect grace.
在他的詩中，那名女子並非真人，而是完美優雅的理想形象。
contrast: not real but an eidolon of + abstract quality
Aoi carried the eidolon of the seaside town she had left as a small child.
Aoi 一直帶著那個她幼時離開的海邊小鎮的理想形象。
The young painter chased the eidolon of fame, never knowing how success would feel.
那位年輕畫家追逐著名聲的理想形象，卻從不知道成功會是何滋味。
For the philosopher, justice was not a rule but an eidolon that reality copied poorly.
對這位哲學家而言，正義不是一條規則，而是現實拙劣模仿的理想形象。
Paloma described the eidolon of a peaceful world where no child had to go hungry.
Paloma 描述了一個和平世界的理想形象，在那裡沒有任何孩子挨餓。
- reality
The actual imperfect thing versus the perfect image in the mind
- flawed version
The imperfect real-life counterpart of an idealized image
文法句型
eidolon + of + abstract noun
possessive + eidolon
用法筆記
Often appears with a possessive or an adjective before it (e.g., 'her eidolon of justice', 'a perfect eidolon'). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 describes an imagined ideal or perfect form, not a ghostly apparition.