单词
zephyr
英 ['zef?]
美['z?f?]
基本信息
- n. 和风；西风；轻薄织物
畅通词汇GRE
词态变化
复数:?zephyrs;
助记提示
音近“西风”。
中文词源
zephyr 和风
来自希腊语Zephyros,西风之神。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.
- 从海上吹来的和风令我非常惬意.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom.
- 随后，西风之神吹散了云朵，太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。
来自辞典例句
- 3. Mr Zephyr didn't bat an eye.
- 西风先生一点也不感到惊奇.
来自辞典例句
- 4. I put my foot down and the Zephyr gathered speed up the slope.
- 我踩大油门,西风牌汽车加速爬上了斜坡.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Does chill cold zephyr a cold what to drug use?
- 风寒感冒和风热感冒用什么药 啊 ?
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