/ˈhɔːntɪd/
形容词,指某个地方闹鬼的、有鬼魂出没的;也可以形容人内心受到困扰的、忧心忡忡的,仿佛被某种记忆或情感所缠绕。
That old house at the end of the street is said to be haunted.
据说街尾那栋老房子闹鬼。
She had a haunted look in her eyes, as though the memories of the war still followed her everywhere.
她的眼神中带着一种挥之不去的忧伤,仿佛战争的记忆仍然无处不在地追随着她。
haunted 来自动词 haunt,源于古法语 hanter,意为"经常去某个地方、常常出没"。在中古英语时期,这个词逐渐与鬼魂、幽灵的概念联系在一起,演变出"闹鬼"的含义。到了现代英语中,haunted 既保留了"鬼魂出没"的字面意义,也引申出"被某种情感或记忆所困扰"的比喻用法。