vaporous
vaporous — 形容詞
- vaporouspositive
- more vaporouscomparative
- most vaporoussuperlative
1. containing or made up of visible moisture in the air, such as mist, steam, or fo
充滿蒸氣
含有或充滿水蒸氣或薄霧的
containing or made up of visible moisture in the air, such as mist, steam, or fog.
The morning air felt cool and vaporous as Putri walked through the rice fields.
早晨的空氣涼爽而充滿蒸氣，Putri 走過稻田。
attributive use: vaporous + noun describing air
Steam from the hot springs rose in a vaporous cloud above the rocky valley.
溫泉散發的蒸氣在岩石山谷上方形成一片霧狀雲氣。
collocation: vaporous cloud
Takeshi wiped the vaporous film from the bathroom mirror after his shower.
Takeshi 淋浴後擦掉浴室鏡子上的一層霧氣。
A vaporous haze hung over the lake at dawn, hiding the far shore from view.
黎明時分，湖面上籠罩著一層霧氣，遮蔽了遠方的岸線。
- vaporous cloud
- vaporous haze
- vaporous steam
- vaporous air
- vaporous film
- solid
vaporous substances are gas-like, not solid
文法句型
vaporous + noun
be + vaporous
用法筆記
Predicative use (e.g. 'the air was vaporous') is less common than attributive use before a noun.
常見錯誤
2. so light, thin, or delicate in appearance that it is difficult to see clearly or
朦朧的
輕柔飄渺而不清晰的
so light, thin, or delicate in appearance that it is difficult to see clearly or grasp, like something seen through mist.
The dancer's vaporous silk scarf floated behind her as she spun across the stage.
舞者身上那條薄如煙霧的絲巾在她旋轉時飄揚在空中。
collocation: vaporous + fabric (silk scarf)
Through the vaporous curtains, Ingrid could barely make out the shapes of the garden trees.
透過朦朧的窗簾，Ingrid 幾乎看不清花園裡樹木的輪廓。
Moonlight shone through the vaporous clouds, casting a soft silver glow on the snow.
月光穿過縹緲的雲層，在雪地上灑下一片柔和的銀光。
The old photograph showed a vaporous figure standing by the door, its face blurred by age.
那張老照片中有一個模糊的身影站在門邊，面容因年代久遠而變得難以辨認。
literary register: vaporous figure suggests something ghostly or barely visible
- vaporous figure
- vaporous shape
- vaporous curtains
- vaporous outline
- vaporous dress
- ethereal
more spiritual or otherworldly; vaporous focuses on the visual quality of being mist-like
- wispy
suggests thinness in strands or streaks; vaporous is more diffuse and cloud-like
- insubstantial
emphasises lack of physical substance more broadly, while vaporous keeps the mist/air comparison
- solid
firm and easy to see or touch, opposite of the delicate, barely-visible quality
- substantial
clearly present and noticeable, not faint or unclear in form
文法句型
vaporous + noun
be + vaporous
用法筆記
Common in literary or descriptive writing. Avoid in everyday conversation — use 'misty', 'hazy', or 'faint' instead for plainer speech.
3. not expressed in a clear or definite way, so that the listener or reader is unsu
含糊的
表達不清、含糊不明的
not expressed in a clear or definite way, so that the listener or reader is unsure about what is actually meant — for example, a promise that sounds good but gives no real details.
The politician's vaporous promises gave the audience no real sense of what would change.
那位政治人物含糊的承諾讓聽眾完全無法了解到底會有哪些改變。
figurative collocation: vaporous promises
Nikhil's explanation of the budget was so vaporous that nobody knew what had been decided.
Nikhil 對預算案的說明太含糊了，沒有人知道最後決定了什麼。
Sofia's vaporous reply to the question suggested she had not thought the matter through.
Sofia 含糊的回答顯示她並沒有仔細考慮過這件事。
The report contained only vaporous statements about improving safety, without any specific steps.
那份報告只包含了幾句含糊的安全改善說詞，完全沒有具體的步驟。
Adaeze found the essay's argument too vaporous to follow, with no solid evidence anywhere.
Adaeze 覺得這篇文章的論點太過空洞而難以理解，文中完全沒有具體的證據。
pattern: too vaporous to + verb
- vaporous promise
- vaporous statement
- vaporous idea
- vaporous explanation
- vaporous argument
- vague
the common word for unclear expression; vaporous is more literary and suggests a deliberate lack of substance
- hazy
suggests confusion rather than deliberate evasiveness; vaporous can imply intentional vagueness
- imprecise
focuses on lack of exactness, while vaporous suggests an overall lack of real content
文法句型
vaporous + noun (idea, promise, statement)
用法筆記
Use only in formal or critical contexts when describing speech or writing that deliberately avoids giving details. In everyday speech, 'vague' or 'unclear' is more natural.
同根字
- vapour名詞B1
- vaporize動詞C1
- vaporization名詞C2
- evaporate動詞B2
- evaporation名詞B2