gaslight

🇺🇸 /ˈɡæslaɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡæslaɪt/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
noun
R

a type of lighting that uses gas as a fuel

The dim gaslight cast eerie shadows on the walls.

昏暗的煤氣燈在牆上投下了詭異的陰影。

R

a street or house lamp that uses gas to produce light

The old gaslight flickered as the wind blew through the street.

風吹過街道時,那盞舊煤氣燈閃爍不定。

verb
R

to deceive someone by making them doubt their own memory or sanity

She felt like he was gaslighting her, constantly contradicting her recollections of events.

她感覺他一直在對她進行心理操縱,不斷地與她對事件的回憶相矛盾。

translation

n. 煤氣燈, 煤氣街燈
v. 煤氣燈效應

詞形變化

3rd Present gaslights
Past gaslighted
Perfect gaslighted
Progressive gaslighting
Plural gaslights