haunting
/ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhȯn-tiŋ ˈhän-/ (ame, mw)
haunting — 形容詞
- hauntingpositive
- more hauntingcomparative
- most hauntingsuperlative
1. Something haunting has a sad beauty that stays in your mind long after you have
縈繞心頭
美麗憂傷而久久難忘的
Something haunting has a sad beauty that stays in your mind long after you have seen or heard it.
Salma listened to the haunting melody and felt tears in her eyes.
Salma 聽了那首縈繞心頭的旋律，忍不住流下眼淚。
collocation: haunting melody / haunting music / haunting voice
The old lighthouse had a haunting beauty that the photographs could not capture.
那座老燈塔有一種令人難忘的美，照片根本無法捕捉。
Christopher's voice had a haunting quality that made everyone in the room stop talking.
Christopher 的歌聲帶著一股縈繞人心的特質，讓房間裡每個人都安靜了下來。
There was something haunting about the empty swing moving in the wind.
那空蕩蕩的鞦韆在風中搖晃，有種揮之不去的哀愁。
The film's haunting final scene stayed with Ayesha for days after she watched it.
那部電影最後一幕的憂傷畫面，讓 Ayesha 看完後久久無法忘懷。
- poignant
suggests gentle sadness without the lingering, unforgettable quality of haunting
- evocative
brings memories to mind but does not carry the sadness that haunting implies
- unforgettable
broader — can describe anything memorable, not just sad or beautiful things
- melancholy
describes a mood or atmosphere of sadness, but lacks the persistent lingering sense of haunting
- forgettable
something that does not stay in the mind at all
- cheerful
opposite in emotional tone — happy rather than sadly beautiful
用法筆記
Commonly describes sounds (voices, songs, silence), images (photographs, faces), or scenes (landscapes, buildings). Does not describe something that causes fear — for fear, use frightening or creepy instead.
常見錯誤
haunting — 名詞
1. A haunting is an event or experience in which a ghost or spirit is believed to r
鬧鬼
鬼魂反覆出沒的事件
A haunting is an event or experience in which a ghost or spirit is believed to repeatedly visit a place, often causing strange sounds, objects moving, or other unexplained activity.
The old castle was famous for its haunting by a sad young woman.
那座古堡因一名哀傷年輕女子的鬧鬼傳說而聞名。
possessive: its haunting — common determiner pattern
Researchers have studied reports of haunting in ancient buildings for decades.
研究人員數十年來一直在研究古老建築中的鬧鬼通報。
reports of haunting + in [place] — common noun-phrase pattern
After the haunting, the Chen family moved out of the house immediately.
經歷鬧鬼事件後，陳家立刻搬離了那棟房子。
The documentary examined the evidence of a haunting at the old prison.
這部紀錄片檢視了那座老監獄鬧鬼的證據。
- poltergeist activity
more specific — refers to noises and objects moving, often without a visible ghost
- paranormal event
broader — includes any unexplained supernatural occurrence, not just ghostly visits
用法筆記
Far less common than the adjective sense. Typically found in stories about ghosts, paranormal investigations, and folklore. Often appears with determiners such as a, the, or possessives (e.g., a haunting, the haunting, its haunting).