(多指气体、蒸汽或雾气)像蒸汽的;蒸汽状的;朦胧飘渺的、不真实的(比喻义)。
/ˈveɪpərəs/
The room was filled with vaporous mist.
房间里充满了蒸汽般的薄雾。
In the early morning, the mountains appeared vaporous through the drifting fog, as if they might vanish at any moment.
清晨,群山在流动的雾中显得朦胧飘渺,仿佛随时都会消失。
“vaporous” 来自 “vapor”(蒸汽、雾气)+ 形容词后缀 “-ous”(表示“充满……的/具有……性质的”),原义是“充满蒸汽的、像蒸汽的”,后来也常用于形容事物“虚幻、不踏实、缺乏实质”。