atmosphere

atmosphere, air, gas

名词 atmosphere:

1. a particular environment or surrounding influence
   同义词：ambiance, ambience
2. a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
   同义词：standard atmosphere, atm, standard pressure
3. the mass of air surrounding the Earth
   同义词：air
4. the weather or climate at some place
   同义词：atmospheric state
5. the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
6. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
   同义词：air, aura

1. There is an atmosphere of peace and calm in the country, quite different from the atmosphere of a big city.
   在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛，和大城市的气氛截然不同。
2. The peoples are in a festal atmosphere.
   各族人民都沉浸在节日的气氛之中。
3. The first-stage vehicle is used to launch the rocket and is then jettisoned in the upper atmosphere.
   第一级运载火箭是用来发射火箭的，进入高层大气後即抛掉。
4. The plants drink in moisture from the atmosphere.
   植物从大气中吸取水分。
5. The atmosphere over dinner was warm and friendly.
   用餐时洋溢著热情友好的气氛。

at.mos.phere

n.（名词）
Abbr. atm,atm.,atmos.The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding Earth, and retained by the celestial body`s gravitational field.
缩写 atm,atm.,atmos.大气层：指环绕天体的气团或气层，尤指环绕地球的气团，被天体重力场所束缚
The air or climate in a specific place.
空气：某地的空气或天气
Abbr. atm,atm.Physics A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level, approximately equal to .0325 × 05 newtons per square meter. See table at measurement
缩写 atm,atm.【物理学】 大气压力：压力单位，等于海平面上的空气压力，每平方米约为.0325×05牛顿 参见 measurement
A dominant intellectual or emotional tone or attitude, especially one related to a specific environment or state of affairs:
风格，基调：一种占支配地位的智力或情感的基调或态度，尤指与特定的环境或事物状态有联系：
例句：
a prevailing atmosphere of distrust.
猜疑的主导基调

The dominant tone or mood of a work of art.
基调：艺术作品中显著的风格或情调
An aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place:
美感，奇趣：艺术的特性或效果，尤指一种不同寻常的或令人愉悦的，与特定的地区相联系：
例句：
a restaurant with an Old World atmosphere.
一个充满东半球情趣的小饭馆

来源：
New Latin atmosphaera
现代拉丁语 atmosphaera
Greek atmos [vapor] * see wet-
希腊语 atmos [蒸气] *参见 wet-
Latin sphaera [sphere] * see sphere
拉丁语 sphaera [球，天体] *参见 sphere