spectre 的英式音标为 /ˈspektə(r)/，美式音标为 /ˈspektər/，核心含义是“幽灵；妖怪”，也可比喻“萦绕心头的恐惧；凶兆”。作为可数名词，它既可以指超自然的鬼魂形象，也常用于抽象语境中表示对未来危险的强烈担忧。

核心用法与搭配

表示具体幽灵
指传说中的鬼怪或鬼魂，可直接作主语或宾语。

Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?（是不是他的幽灵回来找她了？）

It was its spectre which had just passed before his eyes.（那便是刚才在他眼前走过的那个幽灵。）

比喻“萦绕的恐惧”
常用搭配 the spectre of sth，表示对坏事可能发生的持续担忧。

The arrests raised the spectre of revenge attacks.（拘捕增加了对报复性攻击的恐惧。）

The country is haunted by the spectre of civil war.（内战仿佛一触即发，举国上下一片恐慌。）

固定短语与专有名词

Brocken spectre：气象学中的“布罗肯幻象”（阳光透过云雾形成的人影奇观，又称“峨眉宝光”）。

Silk Spectre II：漫画及电影中的角色“丝鬼二代”。

电影《幽灵党》（Spectre）使用该词作为标题，象征神秘威胁。

实用例句

失业的阴影一直笼罩着这个地区。
The spectre of unemployment looms over the region.

干旱再次引发了人们对饥荒的恐惧。
These weeks of drought have once again raised the spectre of widespread famine.

他总觉得亡妻的幽灵在屋子里徘徊。
He felt the spectre of his dead wife wandering in the house.

经济危机的幽灵让投资者彻夜难眠。
The spectre of economic crisis kept investors awake at night.

科技发展中，人工智能失控的恐惧始终存在。
In technological development, the spectre of uncontrolled AI persists.

谈判失败引发了战争的不祥预兆。
The failure of negotiations raised the spectre of war.

那座古堡据说常有幽灵出没。
The old castle is said to be haunted by a spectre.

气候变化的威胁成为全球共同的担忧。
The spectre of climate change has become a global concern.

她声称看到了一个白衣幽灵飘过走廊。
She claimed to have seen a white-robed spectre glide down the corridor.

政策失误可能引发社会动荡的风险。
Policy mistakes could raise the spectre of social unrest.

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