[usu. withadj.](archaic & dialect)a person of a specified kind, especially one regarded as unfortunate (古,方)可怜虫 he always was an unlucky wight. 他总是个不幸的可怜虫。 ■(poetic/literary)a spirit, ghost, or other supernatural being (诗/文)精灵;幽灵;鬼怪;神灵
语源
Old English wiht 'thing, creature', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wicht 'little child' and German Wicht 'creature'