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formless

UK //ˈfɔːmləs//US //ˈfɔːrmləs//

词源

源自中古英语,由 form(形状) + -less(无)构成,字面意为“无形状的”。

adjective

❶ 指没有固定形状或结构的,通常用来描述抽象或无形的事物,如思想、混沌状态等。

“The artist tried to capture the formless beauty of the clouds.”

(艺术家试图捕捉云朵无定形的美感。)

“In the beginning, the universe was a formless void.”

(最初,宇宙是一片无形的虚空。)

同义词:shapeless, amorphous, unstructured

常见短语

formless mass — 指一团没有明确形状的物质,常用于描述混沌或未成型的物体。

“The clay was just a formless mass before the potter began his work.”

(在陶艺师开始工作前,黏土只是一团不成形的物质。)