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Zephyr Zefə N.和风;西风 英 N.和风 Gentle Breeze);西风(A Breeze

单词 zephyr
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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