English Dictionary

zephyr

IPA（発音記号）

/zɛfə(ɹ)/

名詞

A light wind from the west. / Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze. / Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.

日本語の意味

西から吹く穏やかなそよ風 / 涼しく爽やかな軽風、穏やかなそよ風 / 上質で柔らかく軽い性質（特に布地）

A gentle zephyr from the west carried the scent of jasmine through the open window.

西からの穏やかなそよ風が開いた窓を通ってジャスミンの香りを運んできた。

意味（1）

A light wind from the west.

The Western [winds] have been Counted the mildest, & most Auspicious of all others; and were so highly in favour with the Poets, that they thought them worthy of the Golden Age, and to refresh the Elysian groves. … But though the Breathing Zephyrs are so much celebrated in Poems and Romances, and happily were kinder to the delicious countries of Italy, & Greece, yet wee find no lesse malignity in their natures from particular accidents and climats, then what wee have observ’d of other Winds.

意味（2）

Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.

O thou Goddeſſe, / Thou diuine Nature; thou thy ſelfe thou blazon'ſt / In theſe two Princely Boyes: they are as gentle / As Zephires blowing below the Violet, / Not wagging his ſweet head; …

意味（3）

Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.

The world hummed and spun about him. There was a whirling of zephyr skirts, four impassioned faces sweeping towards the open door of the passage that ran through the vicarage. He felt his position went with them.

zephyrs （ plural ）