ethereal
含义: Extremely delicate, light, and airy in a way that seems too perfect for this world; heavenly, otherworldly, or intangible.
Ethereal describes a quality of transcendent beauty or lightness that seems almost supernatural. It is used of music, light, landscapes, voices, and appearances — 'an ethereal glow,' 'her ethereal beauty.' The word suggests fragility and impermanence alongside wonder. In chemistry, 'ethereal' once referred to compounds related to ether. In literary and artistic criticism, it describes works or performances that achieve a sublime, weightless quality.
例句
- The morning mist lent the lake an ethereal quality, as though the landscape had been painted in watercolour. 晨雾赋予了湖泊一种空灵的气质,仿佛整个风景是用水彩画成的。La bruma matinal confirió al lago una cualidad etérea, como si el paisaje hubiera sido pintado a la acuarela.朝霧が湖にこの世のものとは思えない雰囲気を与え、まるで水彩で描かれた風景のようだった。아침 안개가 호수에 이 세상의 것이 아닌 듯한 분위기를 더해, 마치 수채화로 그린 풍경 같았다.
- The soprano's ethereal voice filled the cathedral with a sound that seemed barely of this world. 那位女高音空灵的嗓音充满了整座大教堂,那声音仿佛已不属于这个世界。La voz etérea de la soprano llenó la catedral con un sonido que parecía apenas de este mundo.ソプラノのこの世離れした歌声が大聖堂を満たし、まるでこの世のものではないかのような音色であった。소프라노의 천상의 목소리가 대성당을 가득 채웠고, 그 소리는 마치 이 세상의 것이 아닌 듯했다.
- The photographer captured an ethereal light filtering through the stained glass at dawn. 摄影师捕捉到了黎明时分透过彩色玻璃窗洒下的空灵光线。El fotógrafo captó una luz etérea que se filtraba a través de las vidrieras al amanecer.写真家は夜明けにステンドグラスを透して差し込む幽玄な光を捉えた。사진작가는 새벽녘 스테인드글라스를 투과해 스며드는 신비로운 빛을 포착했다.
发音
用法指南
语境: literary, artistic, journalism
语气: appreciative
起源与历史
From Latin aethereus, from Greek aitherios (of the upper air), from aither (the pure upper air breathed by the gods). In ancient cosmology, the aether was the substance filling the heavens above the terrestrial sphere.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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