rarefied
US /ˈrer.ə.faɪd/
UK /ˈreə.rɪ.faɪd/
形容詞
1.
脫離世俗的, 高深莫測的
distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; esoteric or exclusive
範例:
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He lived in the rarefied atmosphere of academia.
他生活在學術界那脫離世俗的氛圍中。
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The club has a very rarefied membership.
該俱樂部的會員階層非常高端排外。
2.
稀薄的
(of air or gas) lower in pressure than usual; thin
範例:
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Mountain climbers must adapt to the rarefied air at high altitudes.
登山者必須適應高海拔地區稀薄的空氣。
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It is difficult to breathe in the rarefied atmosphere of the summit.
在山頂稀薄的大氣中很難呼吸。