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ethereal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·the·re·al /ɪˈθɪəriəl $ ɪˈθɪr-/ adjective  STRONG PERSON#very delicate and light, in a way that does not seem real 缥缈的;超凡的 ethereal beauty 超凡的美丽 His music is ethereal. 他的音乐超凡脱俗。ethereally adverb
Examples from the Corpus
etherealOur tastes were not thin, or ethereal.A few knots and tangles made her less ethereal, as did a streak of blood across the perfect chin.The protagonist is totally absorbed in watching the ethereal mechanism come to rest.The spirituality need not be the most ethereal, nor the most learned or literary, but it must be relevant.The final ethereal prayer and solo duet were beautifully sung.Some are nothing more than ethereal vapours, others are more powerful, more evident.
e·the·re·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
light, a Corpus does not and in delicate very that way


ethereal
ethereal /ɪˈθɪəriəl $ ɪˈθɪr-/ adjective
very delicate and light, in a way that does not seem real:
    ethereal beauty
    His music is ethereal.
—ethereally adverb


ether·ealBrE /iˈθɪəriəl/ 🔊NAmE /iˈθɪriəl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) extremely delicate and light; seeming to belong to another, more spiritual, world 优雅的;轻飘的;缥缈的;超凡的ethereal music优雅的音乐her ethereal beauty她飘逸的美