fata morgana
/Italian fah-tah mawr-gah-nah/US // Italian ˈfɑ tɑ mɔrˈgɑ nɑ //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inoptical illusion
Synonyms
apparition幽灵,幻影,幻觉,幻象hallucination幻觉,幻象,幻听,幻想illusion幻象,幻想,幻觉,幻影mirage蜃楼,幻觉,海市蜃楼,蜃景phantasm幻觉,幻象,幻影,幻境phantasmagoria幻觉,幻境,幻觉之城,幻觉空间specter幽灵,阴影,荧光剂,画面trick of eyesight视力障碍,眼神的变化,视力的技巧trick of light光的技巧,光的诡计,光线的诡计,光线的技巧trick of the eyesight视力障碍,眼神的变化,眼球的技巧,视力障碍的问题vision愿景,视觉,视野,视力visual fallacy视觉谬误,视觉误区,视觉谬论,视觉上的谬误
Examples
The youngest, Fata, only 12, danced around and pretended to be singing traditional songs from our ethnic tribal group, the Kpelle.
Upon this Queen Morgana's cheeks grew very red, and her eyes shone like sparks of fire.
Then Queen Morgana gave him her hand, and he kneeled, and took her jewelled fingers in his and set her hand to his lips.
But Nature, as if to take away the reproach of permitting such a vast blotch on her fair face, kindly threw in Fata Morgana.
This "Fata Morgana" was not merely interesting in itself, but also gave reason to indulge in the hope of a favourable wind.
They are called fes or fetes (Latin fata), and sometimes fions, which reminds us of the fions of Scottish and Irish folk-lore.
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