zephyrous
发音
UK
/ˈzɛfəɹəs/
词形变化
more zephyrous
比较级
most zephyrous
最高级
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
Like a zephyr.
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2.
Like a zephyr.
Soft, gentle, refreshing.
1800, Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, The Stepmother, London: R.H. Evans, Act V, Scene 1, p. 75, The last night’s tempest was a zephyrous gale, To the rough storm that tears his frame to atoms: …
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3.
Breezy; blown by a breeze.
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4.
Light, fine, soft.
1895, “Feminine Affairs” in To-Day (magazine edited by Jerome K. Jerome), Volume 9, Number 111, 21 December, 1895, p. 200, That there will be flying machines before very long seems more than likely, and what deliciously zephyrous and diaphanous costumes will not the milliners devise for airy recreations in the near future!
词源
From zephyr + -ous.
来源:wiktionary