单词 | zephyr |
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音标 | ['zefə] |
解释 | n.和风;西风 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n.和风 (a gentle breeze);西风(a breeze from the west) 【记】 由希腊神话中西风之 神Zephyr而来 【例】 the flowers, the zephyrs, and the warblers of spring(花卉,和风及 莺鸣) |
字源 | zephyr (n.) mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c.1600. Related: Zephyrean. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 西风; 虚幻短暂的东西 【记】源于: Zephyrus(西风之神: 森林诸神中最温柔者) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】音:贼风,有种和风叫贼风,中医认为,秋季尤其开窗睡觉时,外邪容易入侵使人生病,这就是贼风 |
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