spectre
n. 幽灵；妖怪；鬼性（等于 specter）
复数 spectres
例句
Was he a spectre returning to haunt her?
是不是他的幽灵回来找她了？
《牛津词典》
The arrests raised the spectre of revenge attacks.
拘捕增加了对报复性攻击的恐惧。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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。
