zephyr(名词):和风;微风,通常指温柔、轻柔的风(带有诗意色彩)。也可特指“西风”(较少见)。
/ˈzɛfər/
A zephyr cooled the room through the open window.
一阵微风从开着的窗户吹进来,让房间凉快了些。
As the sun set, a warm zephyr drifted across the fields, carrying the scent of wildflowers and turning the evening walk into something almost dreamlike.
夕阳西下时,一阵温暖的和风掠过田野,带来野花的香气,让傍晚的散步几乎变得如梦似幻。
来自拉丁语 zephyrus,再上溯到希腊语 Zephyros,原本指“西风之神/西风”。后来在英语里常用来泛指柔和的微风,尤其带有文学与诗歌的意境。