Fata Morgana

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/    美 /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.
    — A mirage, or fata morgana, was lately witnessed at Stralsund, in Pomerania.

词形变化

Fata Morganas plural fata morgana alternative

词源

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).
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