vaporous

a. 雾的, 蒸气的, 雾状的, 多蒸气的, 有雾的, 无实际内容的, 空想的, 浮夸的

发音

UK /ˈveɪpəɹəs/
其它
UK /ˈveɪpɹəs/
US /ˈveɪpəɹəs/

词形变化

more vaporous 比较级 most vaporous 最高级

别名

vapourous

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.

  2. 2.

    Breathing out or giving off vapour.

  3. 3.

    Of a place: filled with vapour; foggy, misty.

  4. 4.

    Of a thing: covered or hidden by vapour, fog, or mist.

  5. 5.

    Lacking depth or substance; insubstantial, thoughtless, vague.

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  6. 6.

    Of clothes or fabric: thin and translucent; filmy, gauzy.

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  7. 7.

    Feeling melancholy; experiencing the vapors.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

sheer transparent see-through gossamer vapourous cobwebby diaphanous filmy gauzelike gauzy

近义相关 3

thin cloudy gaseous

词源

From Middle English vaporous, from Late Latin vapōrōsus (“full of steam”), from Latin vapor (“exhalation; smoke; steam, vapour”) (possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (“to boil; to smoke, steam; aroma; strong odour”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as vapour + -ous. Possibly a doublet of hope. Cognates * French vaporeux (“misty, vaporous; filmy, transparent”) * Italian vaporoso (“flimsy, gauzy; fluffy; vaporous”) * Portuguese vaporoso * Spanish vaporoso (“airy; vaporous”)

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