gossamer
US /ˈɡɑː.sə.mɚ/
UK /ˈɡɒs.ə.mər/
名詞
1.
游絲, 蛛絲
a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, especially in autumn.
範例:
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The morning dew clung to the delicate gossamer threads.
晨露附著在纖細的游絲上。
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Fields were covered with shimmering gossamer in the autumn sun.
秋日陽光下，田野上覆蓋著閃閃發光的游絲。
2.
輕薄的, 纖細的, 透明的
used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial.
範例:
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Her dress was made of a delicate, almost transparent gossamer fabric.
她的連衣裙是用一種精緻、幾乎透明的薄紗面料製成的。
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The dancer moved with gossamer lightness across the stage.
舞者以輕盈的姿態在舞台上移動。