gossamer: [14] It would be pleasant to think that gossamer, originally ‘fine cobwebs’, is a descendant of an earlier goose-summer, but unfortunately there is not enough evidence to make this more than a conjecture. The theory goes as follows: mid-autumn is a time when geese for the table are plentiful (November was once known as gänsemonat ‘geese-month’ in German), and so a warm period around then might have been termed goose-summer (we now call it an Indian summer); the silken filaments of gossamer are most commonly observed floating in the air on such warm autumnal days; and so the spiders’ webs were christened with the name of the season.
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gossamer (n.)
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c. 1300, "filmy substance (actually spider threads) found in fields of stubble in late fall," apparently from gos "goose" (see goose (n.)) + sumer "summer" (see summer (n.)). Not found in Old English. The reference might be to a fancied resemblance of the silk to goose down, or more likely it is shifted from an original sense of "late fall; Indian summer" because geese are in season then. Compare Swedish equivalent sommartrad "summer thread," Dutch zommerdraden (plural). The German equivalent mädchensommer (literally "girls' summer") also has a sense of "Indian summer," and there was a Scottish go-summer "period of summer-like weather in late autumn" (1640s, folk-etymologized as if from go). Thus the English word originally might have referred to a warm spell in autumn before being transferred to a phenomenon especially noticeable then. Compare obsolete Scottish go-summer "period of summer-like weather in late autumn." Meaning "anything light or flimsy" is from c. 1400; as a type of gauze used for veils, 1837. The adjective sense "filmy, light as gossamer" is attested from 1802.
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双语例句:
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1. a gown of gossamer silk
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丝绸女裙服
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来自《权威词典》
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2. Gossamer is floating in calm air.
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空中飘浮着游丝.
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来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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3. The prince helped the princess, who was still in her delightful gossamer gown.
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王子搀扶着仍穿著那套美丽薄纱晚礼服的公主。
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4. The Gossamer Conder, a human - powered airplane, flew into aviation history on Aug. 23,1977.
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1977年8月23日, “飘忽秃鹰”式人力飞机载入了航空史册.
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来自辞典例句
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5. Binding wire yarn Gossamer Threads, flaxen thread, etrieve and etc.
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装订用线有蜡线 、 丝线 、 麻线、合成纤维线等.
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the gossamer wings of a dragonfly
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薄如轻纱的蜻蜓翅膀【牛津词典】
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a gown of gossamer silk
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丝绸女裙服【牛津词典】
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...the daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace.
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完全以黑色蕾丝为材质的样式大胆的轻薄衣裙【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Having seen that, the Buddha sent a spider a thread gossamer down to the Unintermittent Hells.
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看到这里, 佛陀便派一只蜘蛛吐一条长长的丝,垂到无间地狱去.【期刊摘选】
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The three subtle smiles , drifting in the air towards each other like gossamer, became interwoven.
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这同样微妙的神情, 好似游丝一般,飘飘漾漾的合了拢来, 绾在一起.【期刊摘选】
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Binding wire yarn Gossamer Threads, flaxen thread, etrieve and etc.
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装订用线有蜡线 、 丝线 、 麻线、合成纤维线等.【期刊摘选】
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His arms, holding my arms up gently and firmly, made me feel gossamer.
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他的双臂坚定而温柔地托起我的胳膊, 使我感到轻飘飘的.【期刊摘选】
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They quickly stripped me of my clothes and bound me a mummy in a gossamer web.
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他们飞快地扒了我的衣服,把我绑得像个蜘蛛网里的木乃伊.【期刊摘选】
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Gossamer is floating in calm air.
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空中飘浮着游丝.【《现代汉英综合大词典》】
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A lover may bestride the gossamer idles in the wanton summer air, and yet not fall.
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恋爱中人可以踩在夏空中迎风飘荡的蛛丝上, 而不致摔落.【期刊摘选】
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They wear sneakers with gossamer wings. They a deal on dry cleaning.
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他们穿着带有轻盈的翅膀的运动鞋, 旅尘满身的他们不得不时常干洗行头,保持体面.【期刊摘选】
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Gossamer Threads is the earliest use of a set of books.
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丝线是我国历史上最早使用的一种书籍订缝材料.【期刊摘选】
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What traces have I left? Have I ever left any gossamer traces?
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我留着些什么痕迹 呢 ?我何曾留着像游丝样的痕迹 呢 ?【期刊摘选】
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This is gossamer season.
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这是游丝的季节.【期刊摘选】
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A male forest chaser dragonfly displays its gossamer wings in Taiwan.
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台湾一只雄性的森林猎者蜻蜓展示它丝网般的翅膀.【期刊摘选】
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His confidence is but a gossamer thread and his trust is a spider's web.
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他的依靠好似游丝,他的凭借有如蛛网.【期刊摘选】
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Have I ever left behind any gossamer traces at all?
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我何曾留着象游丝样的痕迹 呢 ?【期刊摘选】
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Like gossamer you float and land on pavilions.
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你像蛛丝一样飘落在亭阁上.【期刊摘选】
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Kandata eagerly grabbed the gossamer and started to pull himself up.
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甘德塔急忙抓住蜘蛛丝开始往上爬.【期刊摘选】
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The pig came to God again, and this time, God saw his spirit a gossamer breath.
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猪又到了上帝那里, 这次, 上帝看到猪的灵魂是轻飘飘的一口气.【期刊摘选】
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The prince helped the princess, who was still in her delightful gossamer gown.
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