a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead (人死后的)鬼,鬼魂,幽灵 Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported. 有报道说有白衣女鬼显现。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of appearing’): from Latin apparitio(n-) ‘attendance’, from the verb apparere, from ad- ‘towards’ + parere ‘come into view’.