ethereal

• adj. 天上的；轻的；像空气的

来自ether原义，苍穹，天空。即像天空一样的，飘渺的。

1. characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air;

"figures light and aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle

"aerial fancies"

"an airy apparition"

"physical rather than ethereal forms"

2. of or containing or dissolved in ether;

"ethereal solution"

3. of heaven or the spirit;

"celestial peace"

"ethereal melodies"

"the supernal happiness of a quiet death"

4. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy;

"this smallest and most ethereal of birds"

"gossamer shading through his playing"

ethereal (adj.)

formerly also etherial, 1510s, "of the highest regions of the atmosphere," from ether + -ial; extended sense of "light, airy" is from 1590s. Figurative meaning "spirit-like, immaterial" is from 1640s. Related: Ethereally.

The music has an ethereal quality.

这段乐曲给人一种飘渺的感觉.

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She's the prettiest, most ethereal romantic heroine in the movies.

她是所有电影中最美丽、最飘逸的爱情女主角。

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You can't see ideas especially such highly ethereal ones as mine.

概念这玩意儿是看不见摸不着的,何况我这个概念更加虚无飘渺.

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The most insignificient transgression reverberated in the most ethereal worlds.

最微不足道的罪行在最超越尘俗的天地里引起回响.

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Matter was supposed to contain, besides its material constituents, an ethereal fluid.

物质, 除了它的实质性的成分外, 被想象为含有某种微妙的流质.

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Intoxicating earth aromas induced lassitude and ethereal calm.

泥土的醉人的芳香叫人懒洋洋的,感到一种远离尘世的宁静.

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She is pure and ethereal.

她很纯洁、超脱.

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At times he seems rather ordinary. At other times ethereal, perhaps even spectral.

有时好像很普通,有时又虚无缥缈, 甚至像个幽灵.

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She is a beautiful woman of ethereal color and celestial fragrance.

她容颜秀丽、举止端庄,真可谓是天香国色呀.

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With its plug - and - compute simplicity, the cloud seems ethereal, but don't be fooled.

尽管云计算这种“即插即算”的简单服务看起来虚无缥缈, 但不要被它愚弄.

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She had an ethereal and plain style, same as her poems.

绿音有一种淡淡的不求装饰的风格, 她的诗也一样.

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The sun's rays gave the room an ethereal glow.

柔和的阳光照亮了这间屋子.

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Stargazers : They were wise councilors, if a bit too ethereal.

Stargazers:他们是明智的议员, 即使他们的想法有一点空洞.

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Wear a fabulousboho frock – the more ethereal youlook, the better.

穿一件让人惊叹的波希米亚式连衣裙——看上去越轻盈越好.

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Once unified by the Ethereal Caste the Tau made incredible technological progress.

自从统一在以太阶层的领导下以来,Tau取得了难以置信的技术进步.

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