n. 幻影, 虚位, 幽灵, 化身, 令人恐惧的事物, 骇人的想法

a. 幻觉的, 幻影的, 幽灵的, 虚无飘渺的, 捉摸不定的, 有名无实的

[医] 幻象, 模型

Phantom \Phan"tom\, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF.
fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to show. See
{Fancy}, and cf. {Pha["e]ton}, {Phantasm}, {Phase}.]
That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a
specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal
image.

Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. --Pope.

She was a phantom of delight. --Wordsworth.

{Phantom ship}. See {Flying Dutchman}, under {Flying}.

{Phantom tumor} (Med.), a swelling, especially of the
abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus,
etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but
disappearing upon the administration of an an[ae]sthetic.


Phantom \Phan"tom\, a.
Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.

Phantom isles are floating in the skies. --B. Taylor.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]