airless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛə.ləs/    美 /ˈɛɹ.ləs/|/ˈɛɚ.ləs/|/ˈeː.ləs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Lacking or being without air.
  2. Lacking air circulation.
    — […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.
  3. With air that is stale.
  4. Suffering from asphyxia.
  5. Stifling; dead; lacking vitality or excitement. figuratively
    — The worst that can—and has—been said about Memento is that it’s an airless gimmick, visually undistinguished, and not even all that sophisticated when the puzzle pieces are finally put together.

词形变化

more airless comparative most airless superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
airlessly airlessness

词源

Etymology tree
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English airless
From air + -less.
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