Except that JRR Tolkien denied having created the word.
只可惜，托尔金否认自己创造了这个单词。
I've talked before about JRR Tolkien and his association with The Oxford English Dictionary.
我在前面已经谈论过关于托尔金和他与牛津英语词典的联系。
I suppose the first time I encountered the word "wraith" was in the 70's when I read JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
我第一次读到wraith(鬼魂)这个词应该是在70年代，它当时出现在JRR·托尔金的《指环王》中。
JRR Tolkien was an expert on the names of mythical creatures and his application of the word wraith to these creepy guys is only one of several established meanings.
托尔金给玄秘生物命名的本事可谓出神入化，他称呼那些骇人的怪物为wraith，只是取了这个词的其中一个意思。
JRR: Are you looking forward to seeing any of the other artists perform?
是否也期待着看其他的乐队表演？
JRR: Are you looking forward to seeing any of the other artists perform?
是否也期待着看其他的乐队表演？
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