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wisps

UK //wɪsps//US //wɪsps//

词源

源自中古英语 'wisp',可能来自古斯堪的纳维亚语 'visp',意为'一束'或'一小捆'。

noun

❶ 指细小的、轻飘的条状物或缕状物,通常用来形容头发、烟雾或云朵等细小而分散的东西。

“Her hair fell in wisps around her face.”

(她的头发一缕缕地垂在脸旁。)

“Wisps of smoke rose from the chimney.”

(几缕烟从烟囱里升起。)

同义词:strands, threads, tendrils, shreds, filaments

常见短语

wisps of memory — 形容零散、模糊的记忆片段,通常指那些难以捉摸或断断续续的回忆。

“Only wisps of memory remained from his childhood.”

(关于他的童年,只剩下零星的记忆片段。)