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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• A hat with a diaphanous veil;
  配有透明面纱的帽子；
• Light viridian, relatively diaphanous and Cloud like jadeites are found to contain fluid inclusions of less than 4 μ m under the microscope.
  在显微镜下观察到淡翠绿色的、比较透明的、云雾状的翡翠有＜4μm的包裹体。
• 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。
• She wore a diaphanous garment.
  她穿了薄如轻纱的衣裳。
• 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。
• We analyzed Electro-Optic valve characteristic of 90 ° twisted nematic liquid crystal, setting "90 ° TN-LC" to the "normal black"( NB) pattern, and put in between two diaphanous directions mutually parallel polaroid.
  分析90°扭曲向列型液晶的电-光开关特性，将90°TN&LC设定为正常黑（NB）模式，置于两个透光方向互相平行的偏振片之间。
• Each window had its own diaphanous blind.
  每扇窗都有透明薄纱窗帘。