mid-14c., from Old English Zefferus, from Latin Zephyrus (source also of French zéphire, Spanish zefiro, Italian zeffiro), from Greek Zephyros "the west wind" (sometimes personified as a god), probably related to zophos "the west, the dark region, darkness, gloom." Extended sense of "mild breeze" is c. 1600. Related: Zephyrean.
双语例句
1. I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.
从海上吹来的和风令我非常惬意.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and made this flower bloom.
随后，西风之神吹散了云朵，太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。
来自辞典例句
3. Mr Zephyr didn't bat an eye.
西风先生一点也不感到惊奇.
来自辞典例句
4. I put my foot down and the Zephyr gathered speed up the slope.
我踩大油门,西风牌汽车加速爬上了斜坡.
来自辞典例句
5. Does chill cold zephyr a cold what to drug use?
