diaphanous

英 [daɪˈæfənəs]

美 [daɪˈæfənəs]

adj.  轻柔细密的; 半透明的

GRE

BNC.38844 / COCA.25309

牛津词典

adj.

• 轻柔细密的；半透明的
  so light and fine that you can almost see through it

柯林斯词典

• ADJ (布料)轻薄透明的，薄如蝉翼的
  Diaphanouscloth is very thin and almost transparent.
  1. ...a diaphanous dress of pale gold.
     浅金色的薄纱裙装

英英释义

adj

• so thin as to transmit light
  1. a hat with a diaphanous veil
  2. filmy wings of a moth
  3. gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  4. gossamer cobwebs
  5. sheer silk stockings
  6. transparent chiffon
  7. vaporous silks
  Synonym:filmygauzygauze-likegossamersee-throughsheertransparentvaporousvapourouscobwebby

双语例句

• A washerwoman hangs diaphanous saris to dry on the mortared walls of a house in India.
  印度的一个洗衣妇女把精致的莎丽挂在一座房子的灰泥墙架子上晾干。
• A deserted back courtyard, with one of those diaphanous staircase turrets, such as were erected in the fifteenth century, one of which is still to be seen in the Rue des bourdonnais.
  还有一个荒凉的后院，楼梯上有着十五世纪常建的、如今在布尔多内街还可看到的那种半透明的角楼。
• Each window had its own diaphanous blind.
  每扇窗都有透明薄纱窗帘。
• She wore a diaphanous garment.
  她穿了薄如轻纱的衣裳。
• We analyzed Electro-Optic valve characteristic of 90 ° twisted nematic liquid crystal, setting "90 ° TN-LC" to the "normal black"( NB) pattern, and put in between two diaphanous directions mutually parallel polaroid.
  分析90°扭曲向列型液晶的电-光开关特性，将90°TN&LC设定为正常黑（NB）模式，置于两个透光方向互相平行的偏振片之间。
• And then, the devices of the corresponding collection system are purchased, assembled and debugged based on research all elements and determination of the final automatic collection method and process for diaphanous images.
  然后针对图像采集系统的各部件确定了透光图像的最终自动采集方法及流程，并完成了系统的组装、调试。
• Across the strait, just six miles away, through the diaphanous smog, I could see the ghostly skyscrapers of Xiamen city in mainland China.
  六英里外的海峡那边，透过薄薄的云雾，依稀能看到大陆那边厦门市（Xiamen）的摩天楼群。
• Another home was festooned with diaphanous fabric from its rooftops so it resembled a grand ship about to set sail.
  在另一家的房顶上，透明织物结彩披挂而下。于是，整个房子就像是一艘即将拔锚启航的巨舰。
• A hat with a diaphanous veil;
  配有透明面纱的帽子；
• The diaphanous sails, supported on an acrobatic armature of wood and steel, project outside the iceberg.
  半透明的风帆伸在冰山的外侧，由一个木头和钢材材质的、杂技演员般的支架来支撑。