ghostly

IPA/ˈɡəʊstli/
KK[ɡˈostli]IPA/ˈɡəʊstli/

ghostly — 形容詞

  • ghostlypositive
  • ghostliercomparative
  • ghostliestsuperlative

1. having a pale, thin, or see-through appearance so that someone or something look

1.形容詞B2
釋義

鬼魅的

蒼白透明，宛如鬼魂

having a pale, thin, or see-through appearance so that someone or something looks like a ghost and does not seem fully real

例句

Lien's face had a ghostly whiteness after her long stay in the hospital.

Lien 在長期住院後，臉上帶著鬼魅般的蒼白。

collocation: ghostly whiteness / ghostly paleness

A ghostly light shone through the fog as the ship passed the old lighthouse.

船經過舊燈塔時，一道鬼魅般的光芒穿過霧氣照射出來。

collocation: ghostly light

常見搭配
  • ghostly figure
  • ghostly white
  • ghostly pale
  • ghostly appearance
  • ghostly shape
  • ghostly light
  • ghostly mist
同義詞
  • spectral

    more formal and technical; often used in scientific or literary contexts to describe something that looks like a ghost

  • pale

    simpler and more common; only covers the colour aspect, not the transparent or unreal quality

  • eerie

    focuses on the feeling of fear or unease rather than a specific visual appearance

反義詞
  • solid

    firm and clearly real, the opposite of transparent and unreal

  • vivid

    bright, strong, and clear in colour — the opposite of pale

文法句型

ghostly + noun (figure, light, face, shape)

be + ghostly

用法筆記

Commonly used with visual nouns: a person's face or skin, light, figure, shape, shadow, or mist. The sense always carries a suggestion that the thing looks unreal or unnatural.

常見錯誤

We stayed in a ghostly old hotel by the sea.
We stayed in a creepy old hotel by the sea.
ghostly describes a visual quality (pale, see-through), not the general atmosphere of a place; use 'creepy' or 'haunted' instead.
His ghostly voice told us scary stories.
His voice was low and spooky as he told us scary stories.
ghostly for a voice refers to faintness (sense 2), not scariness.

2. so quiet, distant, or broken up that it is hard to hear clearly — used for sound

2.形容詞B2
釋義

隱約的

聲音微弱不清楚

so quiet, distant, or broken up that it is hard to hear clearly — used for sounds such as voices, whispers, echoes, or music

例句

From the next room came a ghostly whisper that Adina could not understand.

隔壁房間傳來一陣隱約的低語，Adina 聽不清楚內容。

pattern: ghostly + whisper / voice / sound

The old radio picked up a ghostly voice that faded in and out of range.

舊收音機收到一個隱約的聲音，斷斷續續地傳來。

常見搭配
  • ghostly voice
  • ghostly whisper
  • ghostly sound
  • ghostly echo
  • ghostly music
同義詞
  • faint

    more common and general; can describe any quiet sound without the supernatural connotation

  • muffled

    describes a sound blocked by something (a wall, a door) rather than naturally distant

  • indistinct

    focuses on the lack of clarity rather than the low volume

反義詞
  • clear

    easy to hear every part of the sound

  • loud

    strong enough in volume to hear without effort

文法句型

ghostly + noun (voice, whisper, sound, echo, music)

用法筆記

Only used for sounds. Can describe a voice that is barely audible, a radio signal that breaks up, or distant music. Not used for sounds that are loud but scary — use 'eerie' or 'spooky' for that.

常見錯誤

The ghostly music was very loud at the concert.
Ghostly music came from the old radio across the room.
ghostly describes faintness, not scariness or supernatural content.

同根字

  • ghost
    名詞A2
  • ghostlike
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • look ghostly
  • appear ghostly
  • sound ghostly