"wisp" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 一縷（頭髮、煙霧等）

Definition

wisp 指一小縷細長、輕柔的東西，比如一縷頭髮、一縷煙或一片雲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“wisp” 常見於文學及描寫性語境，指細小輕柔的東西，如“a wisp of smoke（一縷煙）”、“a wisp of hair（一縷頭髮）”，不適用於重或大的物件。

Examples

A wisp of smoke rose from the chimney.

煙囪裡升起了一**縷**煙。

She had a wisp of hair on her forehead.

她額頭上有一**縷**頭髮。

A gentle wisp of cloud drifted across the sky.

一**縷**輕柔的雲飄過天空。

Only a wisp of a voice could be heard in the quiet room.

安靜的房間裡只聽得到一**縷**微弱的聲音。

He blew away the wisp of dust on his desk.

他吹走了桌子上的一**縷**塵土。

There was a wisp of perfume as she walked by.

她走過時，有一**縷**香水的味道。