N a word that has entered the language through the perpetuation, in dictionaries, etc, of an error (在字典中)因错误而产生的词
The word itself comes from the German words “poltern”, meaning to make noise, and “geist”, meaning ghost.
单词来源于德文“POLTERN”和“GEIST” 意为制造噪音和鬼。
In the stories discussed above, although the ghost is sometimes seen pleading with her victim, her actual words are not overheard.
在上述讨论的故事中,尽管鬼有时看起来是在恳求其受害者,其实际的言辞没有被偷听到。
Other entries are updates of pre-existing words, such as "ghost" used as an informal verb, and "train wreck 6" used metaphorically 7 to describe "an utter disaster or mess.
其他词条是对现有词汇的更新,如“ghost”(悄悄地行进)这个词被用作一个非正式的动词,而“train wreck”则被比喻为“一场彻底的灾难或混乱”。
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