"optical illusion of water in sandy deserts," 1812, from French mirage (1753), from se mirer "to be reflected," from Latin mirare (see mirror (n.)). Or the French word is from Latin mirus "wonderful" (see miracle). Similarity to Arabic mi'raj has been noted, but the usual sense of that word is "ladder, stairs; climb, ascent," and the resemblance appears to be coincidental. The standard Arabic for "a desert mirage" is sarāb.
中文解释
1. mirror => mirage.2. 海市蜃楼是令人惊奇的景色。
实用例句
1. The girl was a mirage, cast up by his troubled mind.
那个女孩是他的幻觉，是他那忧郁不安的头脑妄想出来的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.
