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Airy most often describes a room or space that feels open, light, and full of fresh air — not stuffy or crowded — 'a bright, airy kitchen' sounds like a pleasant place to be. It can also describe something light and delicate, like fabric or a dessert ('an airy cake'). Less often, it describes a person's manner that feels a little too light or careless about something serious — 'an airy dismissal' means brushing something off without taking it seriously.
(房間)通風明亮的;輕盈的;(態度)輕率隨便的
組成air + -y. Literally 'full of air' — the same pattern as 'sunny' (full of sun) or 'rainy' (full of rain).
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Airyname
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A surname.
airyadj/ˈɛə.ɹi/
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Consisting of air.
- an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies
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Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.
- an airy flight
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Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
- It was a good solid house, fanless but airy.
- an airy situation
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Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
- Neither diamond-hardness nor airy intangibility can save you from this, the searing agony of death!
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Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.
- airy music
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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.
- One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.
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Light-hearted; vivacious
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Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
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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.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。