Aether (as a proper noun)
作为神名时通常大写。
In Greek mythology, Aether is the personification of the upper air.
在希腊神话中，以太是上层空气的化身。
以太（旧时假想充满宇宙、传导电磁波的介质）
埃忒耳（希腊神话中的天空之神）；天空或奥林匹斯众神所呼吸的高空的化身；厄瑞波斯与夜之子或混沌与黑暗之子；曾被认为充满所有空间并支持电磁波传播的介质；醚；以太
the medium once believed to fill all space and carry electromagnetic waves
物理学旧说；亦作 ether
天空或奥林匹斯众神所呼吸的高空的化身；厄瑞波斯与夜之子或混沌与黑暗之子
personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and night or of Chaos and darkness
曾被认为充满所有空间并支持电磁波传播的介质
a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
The ancient Greeks believed that the stars were embedded in a sphere of aether.
古希腊人认为星辰嵌在以太的球体中。
用法提示：这里“aether”作名词，指神话中的太空物质。
In some philosophical systems, aether is considered the fifth element, pure and unchanging.
在某些哲学体系中，以太被视为第五元素，纯净且不变。
用法提示：这里“aether”作名词，指哲学概念的以太。
The idea of aether as a medium for light waves was later disproven by Einstein.
以太作为光波介质的想法后来被爱因斯坦推翻。
用法提示：这里“aether”作名词，指物理学中的以太介质。
作为神名时通常大写。
In Greek mythology, Aether is the personification of the upper air.
在希腊神话中，以太是上层空气的化身。
现代科学已摒弃以太概念，此用法多见于历史语境。
Scientists once believed that light waves traveled through the aether.
科学家曾相信光波通过以太传播。
常用于诗歌或古典哲学中。
The poem describes a world filled with aether and light.
这首诗描述了一个充满以太和光的世界。
aether 指希腊神话中的太空之神或充满宇宙的物质；ether 则常指一种易挥发的化学溶剂，或旧时物理学中假设的介质。注意拼写和含义的区别。
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