Diaphanous
Diaphanous 是一个形容词。常用来形容那些薄如蝉翼、能够透光的织物,或者形容一种轻灵、虚幻的美感。
- She wore a diaphanous silk dress that moved gracefully in the wind. (她穿着一件在风中优雅飘动的半透明丝绸连衣裙。)
- The morning mist was so diaphanous that we could see the sunrise through it. (晨雾非常稀薄,我们可以透过它看到日出。)
- The wings of the dragonfly are thin and diaphanous. (蜻蜓的翅膀薄而透明。)
- 词根:
-phan-(显现/出现,如 phantom, phenomenon) - 前缀:
dia-(穿过,如 dialogue, diameter) - 含义:光线能穿过并显现出来的 -> 半透明的。
记:dia- (穿过) + phan (显现)。光线能穿透(dia)并让人看到(phan)后面的东西。联想 phantom (幽灵),幽灵通常也是半透明的。
The moonlight shone through the diaphanous curtains, casting soft shadows on the floor. (月光穿过半透明的窗帘,在地上投下柔和的阴影。)