diaphanous

英 [daɪˈæfənəs]

美 [daɪˈæfənəs]

adj.  轻柔细密的; 半透明的

GRE

BNC.38844 / COCA.25309

牛津词典

adj.

• 轻柔细密的；半透明的
  so light and fine that you can almost see through it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (布料)轻薄透明的，薄如蝉翼的
  Diaphanouscloth is very thin and almost transparent.
  1. ...a diaphanous dress of pale gold.
     浅金色的薄纱裙装

英英释义

adj

• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:filmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughsheertransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

双语例句

• A deserted back courtyard, with one of those diaphanous staircase turrets, such as were erected in the fifteenth century, one of which is still to be seen in the Rue des bourdonnais.
  还有一个荒凉的后院，楼梯上有着十五世纪常建的、如今在布尔多内街还可看到的那种半透明的角楼。
• Far from being freaked out by these regular-looking people singing to God, I instead felt my soul rise diaphanous in the wake of that chanting.
  这些看上去很正常的人士在歌诵神，并未把我吓着，反而让我觉得自己的灵魂随着吟唱轻盈飘升。
• The breeze rustled leaves in a dry and diaphanous distance.
  远处，空气干燥而明净，微风吹拂着树叶发出沙沙的声音。
• The relation between Zen and the traditional poems of china indicates that the poem absorb "Kong" of Zen, and produce the realm of clear and diaphanous in poem.
  禅宗所体现出的美学思想与中国传统诗歌之间的关系，指出诗歌最终吸取了禅宗空观的美学意义，而创造出空灵剔透的中国诗歌意境。
• Did you see her wearing that elegant diaphanous jacket today?
  简评论道。今天你看见她穿的夹克衫了吗？
• His supple diaphanous robe has collected above his knees, presumably from a fall, revealing an unflattering view of his spindly legs.
  那半透明的、柔软的长袍就在他膝部以上的位置徜著，想必是他摔了一跤，让他那细长的双腿准确无误地透视出来。
• Each window had its own diaphanous blind.
  每扇窗都有透明薄纱窗帘。
• Across the strait, just six miles away, through the diaphanous smog, I could see the ghostly skyscrapers of Xiamen city in mainland China.
  六英里外的海峡那边，透过薄薄的云雾，依稀能看到大陆那边厦门市（Xiamen）的摩天楼群。
• Another home was festooned with diaphanous fabric from its rooftops so it resembled a grand ship about to set sail.
  在另一家的房顶上，透明织物结彩披挂而下。于是，整个房子就像是一艘即将拔锚启航的巨舰。
• The diaphanous sails, supported on an acrobatic armature of wood and steel, project outside the iceberg.
  半透明的风帆伸在冰山的外侧，由一个木头和钢材材质的、杂技演员般的支架来支撑。