| 单词 |
fata Morgana |
| 释义 |
‖ fata Morgana|ˈfɑːtə mɔːˈgɑːnə| [It. fata a fairy; Morgana, sister of the British legendary hero Arthur, app. located in Calabria by the Norman settlers.] A kind of mirage most frequently seen in the Strait of Messina, attributed in early times to fairy agency. Also fig.
1818R. Jamieson in Burt's Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxiii. 111 In mountainous regions, deceptions of sight, fata morgana, &c. are more common. 1851Carlyle Sterling i. viii. 78 He [Coleridge] preferred to create logical fatamorganas for himself on this hither side. 1892Daily News 17 May 5/4 A fata Morgana seen last autumn near..Karlova. attrib.1829Carlyle Misc. (1857) II. 61 Cloud mountains, and fatamorgana cities. |

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