airy

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛə.ɹi/|[ˈɛː.ɹi]    美 /ˈeː.ɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Consisting of air.
    — an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
  2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
    — an airy flight
  3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
    — It was a good solid house, fanless but airy.
  4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
    — Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!
  5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
    — airy music
  6. Not based on reality; having no solid foundation
    — Ah me, ah me! No other ghost has haunted the boy’s room, my friends, since I have occupied it, than the ghost of my own childhood, the ghost of my own innocence, the ghost of my own airy belief.
  7. Light-hearted; vivacious
  8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
  9. Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
  10. Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.
    — The station has a bright and airy feel and the refurbishment works have provided a modern and inviting station environment for passengers.

词形变化

airier comparative airiest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
gaseous sprightly superficial carefree
衍生词
airily airiness airy fairy Mount Airy nonairy

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor.
Latin āēr
Old French airbor.
Middle English aire
English air
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English airy
From air + -y.
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