air是什么意思_air怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of;"air pollution"
"a smell of chemicals in the air"
"open a window and let in some air"
"I need some fresh air"

the region above the ground;"her hand stopped in mid air"
"he threw the ball into the air"

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;"an air of mystery"
"the house had a neglected air"
"an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate"s headquarters"
"the place had an aura of romance"

a slight wind (usually refreshing);"the breeze was cooled by the lake"
"as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

the mass of air surrounding the Earth;"there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"
"it was exposed to the air"

once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;"she was humming an air from Beethoven"

medium for radio and television broadcasting;"the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"
"the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people"

travel via aircraft;"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"
"if you"ve time to spare go by air"

Verb:

expose to fresh air;"aerate your old sneakers"

be broadcast;"This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M."

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;"We cannot air this X-rated song"

make public;"She aired her opinions on welfare"

expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry;"Air linen"

expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen;"air the old winter clothes"
"air out the smoke-filled rooms"

中英词源

air 空气

来自拉丁词aerem, 举起，空气。

air: air: [13] Modern English air is a blend of three strands of meaning from, ultimately, two completely separate sources. In the sense of the gas we breathe it goes back via Old French air and Latin āēr to Greek áēr ‘air’ (whence the aero-compounds of English; see AEROPLANE). Related words in Greek were áērni ‘I blow’ and aúrā ‘breeze’ (from which English acquired aura in the 18th century), and cognates in other Indo-European languages include Latin ventus ‘wind’, English wind, and nirvana ‘extinction of existence’, which in Sanskrit meant literally ‘blown out’.

In the 16th century a completely new set of meanings of air arrived in English: ‘appearance’ or ‘demeanour’. The first known instance comes in Shakespeare’s 1 Henry IV, IV, i: ‘The quality and air of our attempt brooks no division’ (1596). This air was borrowed from French, where it probably represents an earlier, Old French, aire ‘nature, quality’, whose original literal meaning ‘place of origin’ (reflected in another derivative, eyrie) takes it back to Latin ager ‘place, field’, source of English agriculture and related to acre. (The final syllable of English debonair [13] came from Old French aire, incidentally; the phrase de bon aire meant ‘of good disposition’.) The final strand in modern English air comes via the Italian descendant of Latin āēr, aria.

This had absorbed the ‘nature, quality’ meanings of Old French aire, and developed them further to ‘melody’ (perhaps on the model of German weise, which means both ‘way, manner’ and ‘tune’ – its English cognate wise, as in ‘in no wise’, meant ‘song’ from the 11th to the 13th centuries). It seems likely that English air in the sense ‘tune’ is a direct translation of the Italian.

Here again, Shakespeare got in with it first – in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I, i: ‘Your tongue’s sweet air more tunable than lark to shepherd’s ear’ (1590). (Aria itself became an English word in the 18th century.)
=> acre, aeroplane, agriculture, aria, aura, eyrie, malaria, wind
air (v.): "to expose to open air," 1520s, from air (n.1). Figurative sense of "to expose, make public" is from 1610s of objects, 1862 of opinions, grievances, etc. Meaning "to broadcast" (originally on radio) is from 1933. Related: Aired; airing.
air (n.1): c. 1300, "invisible gases that make up the atmosphere," from Old French air "atmosphere, breeze, weather" (12c.), from Latin aerem (nominative aer) "air, lower atmosphere, sky," from Greek aer (genitive aeros) "air" (related to aenai "to blow, breathe"), which is of unknown origin, possibly from a base *awer- and thus related to aeirein "to raise" and arteria "windpipe, artery" (see aorta) on notion of "lifting, that which rises." In Homer mostly "thick air, mist;" later "air" as one of the four elements.

Words for "air" in Indo-European languages tend to be associated with wind, brightness, sky. In English, air replaced native lyft, luft (see loft (n.)). To be in the air "in general awareness" is from 1875; up in the air "uncertain, doubtful" is from 1752. To build castles in the air is from 1590s (in 17c. English had airmonger "one preoccupied with visionary projects"). Broadcasting sense (as in on the air) first recorded 1927. To give (someone) the air "dismiss" is from 1900. Air pollution is attested by 1870.
air (n.2): 1590s, "manner, appearance" (as in an air of mystery); 1650s, "assumed manner, affected appearance" (especially in phrase put on airs, 1781), from French air "look, appearance, mien, bearing, tone" (Old French aire "reality, essence, nature, descent, extraction," 12c.; compare debonair), from Latin ager "place, field" (see acre) on notion of "place of origin."

But some French sources connect this Old French word with the source of air (n.1), and it also is possible these senses in English developed from or were influenced by air (n.1); compare sense development of atmosphere and Latin spiritus "breath, breeze," also "high spirit, pride," and the extended senses of anima.
air (n.3): "melody, tune," 1580s, from Italian aria (see aria).

词态变化

复数 airs;
第三人称单数 airs;
过去式 aired;
过去分词 aired;
现在分词 airing;

权威造句

1. The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face.: 雾蒙蒙，寒冷的空气使他脸上感觉很舒爽。

2. The volume of scheduled flights is straining the air traffic control system.: 定期航班的数量正让空中交通指挥系统不堪重负。

3. America has enough firepower in the area to mount sustained air strikes.: 美国在该地区拥有足够的火力发动持续的空中打击。

4. The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.: 外面的空气沉滞、潮湿而闷热。

5. Leave a vent open to let some moist air escape.: 打开一个通风口，让潮气逸出一些。

近反义词

aerate

display

expose

publicize

reveal

ventilate

wind

atmosphere

appearance

attitude

character

look

manner

相似短语

be on the air 正在播送

the air n.空中

be in the air 将要发生的事情

with an air of 带着…神情

air in 供气

on the air 在广播,在播送;在胡扯,在吹牛;在哭闹

in the air adv.在空中,悬而未决,在流传中,不设防

on air 送风期

by air adv.通过航空

air on 送入压缩空气公映，上映

单词分析

这些名词均与空气有关。
atmosphere指围绕有的星球，特别是围绕地球的空气，即大气层。也可指环境气氛。
air指空气，也泛指一般气体。
gas指气态物，尤指供燃烧取暖或照明的气体，其中一部分称作瓦斯。这些名词均与空气有关。
atmosphere指围绕有的星球，特别是围绕地球的空气，即大气层。也可指环境气氛。
air指空气，也泛指一般气体。
gas指气态物，尤指供燃烧取暖或照明的气体，其中一部分称作瓦斯。这些名词均含“态度、风度”之意。
attitude普通用词，指对人或事情的看法和采取的行为，多有某种不很明确或不便明说的感情色彩。
air含义广泛。单数形式指某人脸上表现出的心理活动，或言谈举止；复数形式指某人故意做作而摆出的架子。
manner多指某人在某一场合的言谈举止等。

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