英语单词 | ethereal |
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英美音标 | 英 [i'θɪəriəl] 美 [i'θɪriəl] |
中文释义 | adj.天上的;飘逸的;精致的;飘渺的;乙醚的 |
英语例句 | (1) The scientists were reduced to silence, to tears of an ethereal sort. (2) She has an ethereal beauty. (3) The music has an ethereal quality. |
中文例句 | (1) 科学家们都无法言语,留下了超越现实的泪水。 (2) 她有一种微妙飘逸之美。 (3) 这段乐曲给人一种飘渺的感觉。 |
vocabulary简明 | Ethereal is something airy and insubstantial, such as a ghostly figure at the top of the stairs. It might also be something delicate and light, like a translucent fabric, or a singer’s delicate voice. |
vocabulary扩展 | Ethereal comes from the Greek word for ether, which is a drug that makes you feel light headed and, in larger doses, causes you to lose consciousness. An ethereal substance or sound is one that carries the feeling of ether––something you might see in a vision, that might strike you as heavenly or supernatural. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]缥缈的;飘逸的;优雅的 Someone or something that is ethereal has a delicate beauty. [FORMAL 正式]
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]非实际的;非人间的;天上的 Ethereal means unrelated to practical things and the real world. [FORMAL 正式]
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