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wraith

noun
🔊/reɪθ/
🔊/reɪθ/
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  1. the ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies（临终前后显现的）活人灵魂，鬼魂 synonym spectre
    • a wraith-like figure (= a very thin, pale person)瘦削苍白、幽灵似的人
    Word Originearly 16th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.