ethereal

ethereal
[ɪˈθɪərɪəl]
(亦作 etherial)
adjective
  1. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
    轻飘的,飘逸的
    her ethereal beauty.
    她轻盈的美。
    a singer who has a weirdly ethereal voice.
    嗓音特别缥缈的歌手。
    ■heavenly or spiritual
    天上的,非人间的;精神上的
    ethereal, otherworldly visions.
    对来世的幻想。
  2. (Chemistry)(of a solution) having diethyl ether as a solvent
    (化)(溶液)含乙醚的
派生
ethereality
noun
etherealize
verb
  1. (亦作 -ise)
ethereally
adverb
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek aitherios (from aithēr 'ether') + -al
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