Thin air Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈθɪn/ /ˈɛɹ

THIN AIR

UK

θˈɪn/ /ˈeə

thin AIR

释义

'Thin air' is an expression that means 'out of nowhere' or 'from nothing'. It can also literally mean air at high altitudes with little oxygen.

用法与细微差别

Most often used with verbs like 'appear' or 'disappear': 'out of thin air', 'vanished into thin air'. The figurative meaning ('from nowhere') is much more common than the literal one. Not formal; everyday and creative writing.

• Spanish: la nada - el aire (delgado) (sentido literal)
• Portuguese (BR): do nada - ar rarefeito (sentido literal)
• Portuguese (PT): do nada - ar rarefeito (sentido literal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 凭空 - 稀薄的空气（字面意思）
• Chinese (Traditional): 憑空 - 稀薄的空氣（字面意思）
• Hindi: अचानक - पतली हवा (शाब्दिक अर्थ)
• Arabic: من العدم - الهواء الرقيق (المعنى الحرفي)
• Bengali: হাওয়া - হাওয়া (হঠাৎ, কোনো উৎস ছাড়া)
• Russian: воздух - из ниоткуда (фигурально)
• Japanese: 何もないところ（から） - 薄い空気（高所の）
• Vietnamese: hư không - không khí loãng (ở độ cao)
• Korean: 허공 - 산소가 적은 공기 (고산)
• Turkish: hiçlikten - ince hava (yüksek rakım)
• Urdu: ہوا - کہیں سے بھی نہیں (اچانک ظاہر ہونا)
• Indonesian: udara tipis - entah dari mana

例句

The magician made the rabbit appear out of thin air.

basic

The plane disappeared into thin air.

basic

He seemed to come out of thin air.

basic

These ideas didn’t just come from thin air; we did a lot of research.

natural

He vanished into thin air before anyone could stop him.

natural

You can't expect solutions to problems to appear out of thin air.

natural