a ghost. "a dread of specters and witches affected every aspect of daily life"
noun [专属名词]幽灵;妖怪;恐怖之物
I could point at all those layoff statistics. Or I could frighten you by bringing up the specter of your job going overseas. 我可以指出所有那些裁员的数据。或者,我可以提出你去海外工作这一幽灵来吓唬你。