Ethereal



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 太空的; 轻巧的
• ［英］ adj. 太空的 ( of or relating to the regions beyond the earth) ; 轻巧的 ( very light; airy)
• ［类］ 反义词: material ( 重要的) ; ponderous ( 笨重的)
• ［记］ 来自ether ( 太空, 苍天)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 1513
• 1.
  • a. of or relating to the regions beyond the earth
  • b. celestial, heavenly
  • c. unworldly, spiritual
• 2.
  • a. lacking material substance ; immaterial, intangible
  • b. marked by unusual delicacy or refinement <this smallest, most ethereal, and daintiest of birds — William Beebe>
  • c. suggesting the heavens or heaven
• 3. relating to, containing, or resembling a chemical ether
• ? ethereality noun
• ? etherealization noun
• ? etherealize transitive verb
• ? ethereally adverb
• ? etherealness noun

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