mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean.
雙語例句
1. I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.
從海上吹來的和風(fēng)令我非常愜意.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom.
隨后，西風(fēng)之神吹散了云朵，太陽神阿波羅得以照耀它并使它開花。
來自辭典例句
3. Mr Zephyr didn't bat an eye.
西風(fēng)先生一點(diǎn)也不感到驚奇.
來自辭典例句
4. I put my foot down and the Zephyr gathered speed up the slope.
我踩大油門,西風(fēng)牌汽車加速爬上了斜坡.
來自辭典例句
5. Does chill cold zephyr a cold what to drug use?