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aether

/ˈiː.θə/ /ˈi.θɚ/

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noun

以太，天上的空氣.

The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the clouds, in particular as a medium breathed by deities.

Examples :

"The ancient Greeks believed the gods breathed aether, a pure substance filling the heavens above the clouds. "

古希臘人相信，眾神呼吸的是以太——一種充滿雲層之上天空的純淨物質，也就是天上的空氣。

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noun

以太，太空媒质.

Often as aether and more fully as luminiferous aether: a substance once thought to fill all unoccupied space that allowed electromagnetic waves to pass through it and interact with matter, without exerting any resistance to matter or energy; its existence was disproved by the 1887 Michelson–Morley experiment and the theory of relativity propounded by Albert Einstein (1879–1955).

Examples :

"Scientists in the 1800s believed that light waves traveled through an invisible substance called aether, but experiments later proved that this aether does not exist. "

19世纪的科学家们曾经认为光波是通过一种叫做“以太”（或者更准确地说，是“发光以太”）的看不见的物质传播的，但后来的实验证明这种以太并不存在。

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noun

电波，网络空间

The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace.

Examples :

"The news report traveled through the aether to reach radios and televisions across the country. "

新闻报道通过电波传遍全国各地的收音机和电视机。

media technology internet space communication computing electronics signal

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noun

氛围，气氛，气场。

A particular quality created by or surrounding an object, person, or place; an atmosphere, an aura.

Examples :

"The old library had a palpable aether of quiet concentration, making it difficult to speak above a whisper. "

那间老图书馆里弥漫着一种清晰可感的静谧专注的气场，让人觉得难以大声说话。

philosophy quality being soul space nature

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noun

乙醚

Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.

Examples :

""Before safer options were available, doctors sometimes used aether as an anesthetic during surgery." "

在更安全的麻醉剂出现之前，医生有时会在手术中使用乙醚作为麻醉药。

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noun

醚, 有机醚。

Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.

Examples :

"The laboratory synthesized a new aether compound for use in the experiment. "

实验室合成了一种新型醚类化合物，用于本次实验。

compound chemistry substance