幻影

huàn yǐng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

虚幻的影像；不真实的景象。

Illusory image; unreal scene.

常用于描述梦境、幻觉或无法触及的虚幻事物，也可指幽灵般的现象。

Often used to describe dreams, hallucinations, or intangible illusory things, also refers to ghostly phenomena.

1 他在沙漠中看到了海市蜃楼，那不过是一个幻影。(He saw a mirage in the desert, which was just an illusion.)
2 她以为在人群中看到了已故的母亲，但那只是一种幻影。(She thought she saw her deceased mother in the crowd, but it was just a phantom.)
3 过去的荣耀如今只剩下幻影，无法重现。(The past glory is now just a phantom, unable to be recreated.)
4 他在镜中看到了自己的幻影，仿佛另一个自己。(He saw his own phantom in the mirror, as if another self.)
5 梦中那个美丽的场景，醒来后只剩下幻影般的记忆。(The beautiful scene in the dream, upon waking, left only a phantom-like memory.)

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