nebulous

英['nebjʊləs] 美['nɛbjələs]
  • adj. 朦胧的;星云的,星云状的

中文词源


nebulous 星云状的,模糊的

来自nebula,星云。引申词义云雾状的,模糊的。

英文词源


nebulous (adj.)
late 14c., "cloudy, misty," from Latin nebulosus "cloudy, misty, foggy, full of vapor," from nebula (see nebula). The figurative sense of "hazy, vague, formless" is first attested 1831. Astronomical sense is from 1670s. Related: Nebulously; nebulousness.

双语例句


1. Music is such a nebulous thing.
音乐是如此蒙之物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The notions we children were able to form of the great world beyond were exceedingly nebulous.
我们这些孩子所能形成的对外部世界的认识是非常模糊的。

来自辞典例句

3. The evening films began to make nebulous pictures of the valleys.
那时苍茫的暮色,已经开始把那些山谷染成一片烟霭凄迷的图画了.

来自辞典例句

4. Special mapping is a rather nebulous term.
专用地图是一个比较笼统的术语.

来自辞典例句

5. So - called truth is a nebulous thing at best.
所谓 真理是极其模糊,难于分辩的东西.

来自辞典例句