zephyr

英 ['zefə] 美['zɛfɚ]
  • n. 和风;西风;轻薄织物

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复数: zephyrs;

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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.

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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。

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3. Mr Zephyr didn't bat an eye.
西风先生一点也不感到惊奇.

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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.

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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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