ignis fatuus
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ig´nis fach´ōō ǝs/pl.
● (نوری که شبها روی باتلاق زارها میرقصد) گول آتش
● هر چیز گول زننده، اغفالگر، واهی، گولزن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'ignis' meaning 'fire' and 'fatuus' meaning 'foolish'.
مثال
- The ignis fatuus led the lost traveler further into the swamp.
- His pursuit of perfection was like chasing an ignis fatuus.
- The ignis fatuus is also known as a will-o'-the-wisp.
ترکیبهای رایج
Chase an ignis fatuus See an ignis fatuus Ignis fatuus in the swamp
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
- an illusion that misleads
مترادفها
[Lat.] Jack with a lantern, Jack a lantern, Will with the wisp, Will o' the wisp, corpse candle.