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the ether
通常与定冠词the连用，表示特定的物质。
The ether was believed to be the substance of the heavens.
以太被认为是构成天堂的物质。
以太币
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
以太币
A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.
The ether was believed to be the substance of the heavens.
以太被认为是构成天堂的物质。
Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic.
以太坊数字货币的单位,ETH。
A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.
第五种元素,被认为构成所有天体的物质
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
Any of a class of organic compounds containing an oxygen atom bonded to two hydrocarbon groups.
Ancient philosophers believed that ether was the fundamental substance of the universe.
古代哲学家相信以太是宇宙的基本物质。
Scientists once attempted to detect the existence of ether.
科学家们曾经试图探测以太的存在。
Some theories hold that ether fills the interstellar space.
一些理论认为以太充满了星际空间。
通常与定冠词the连用，表示特定的物质。
The ether was believed to be the substance of the heavens.
以太被认为是构成天堂的物质。
表示属格关系，指某物的以太。
The ether of celestial bodies was deemed perfect and unchanging.
天体的以太被认为是完美不变的。
用于描述位置或媒介。
Ancient astronomers thought stars were embedded in the ether.
古代天文学家认为恒星镶嵌在以太中。
Not this
He believed the stars were made of either.
Use this
He believed the stars were made of ether.
混淆ether与either。ether是名词，意为“以太”；either是限定词或代词，意为“两者之一”。此处应用ether。
Not this
The ancient philosophers studied the ethers.
Use this
The ancient philosophers studied the ether.
在“以太”（第五元素）这一哲学意义上，ether通常为不可数名词，表示物质整体，不应使用复数形式ethers。ethers多用于化学语境，指多种醚类。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
乙醚
Diethyl ether is a common laboratory solvent.
乙醚是一种常用的实验室溶剂。
乙醚麻醉
Ether anesthesia was pioneered in the 1840s.
乙醚麻醉是在19世纪40年代开创的。
冠醚
Crown ethers are used to dissolve salts in organic solvents.
冠醚用于在有机溶剂中溶解盐类。
以太币价格
The ether price reached a new high this week.
本周以太币价格创下新高。
光以太
The luminiferous ether was once believed to carry light waves.
人们曾认为光以太承载光波。
白费口舌；对着空气说话（指得不到任何回应）
I posted a question online, but I was shouting into the ether.
我在网上发了个问题，但根本没人回应。
消失得无影无踪；化为乌有
The files disappeared into the ether after the system crashed.
系统崩溃后，那些文件就消失得无影无踪了。
《以太》
Nas released 'Ether' in 2001 on his album Stillmatic as a diss track aimed at Jay-Z. The song's title became hip-hop slang for completely destroying an opponent in a verbal battle.
纳斯于2001年在专辑《Stillmatic》中发布了歌曲《Ether》，这是一首针对Jay-Z的diss曲目。歌名后来成为嘻哈俚语，意为在言语交锋中彻底击败对手。
Use ether naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ether 既是乙醚也是以太。联想:吸入乙醚后,人仿佛飘浮在以太空间里。
语域：m 常见场景：化学/医学、加密货币/区块链、历史/物理 该词在不同领域含义差异较大：化学和医学语境中较正式，加密货币语境中常用且偏口语，历史或物理讨论中偏书面。使用时通常需根据上下文判断具体含义。
ether 读作 /ˈiθɝ/，其中 th 为清音 /θ/。以下词都含拼写片段 -ther，但多数读作浊音 /ðɚ/（如 leather、weather、whether、other），并不与 ether 押韵；either 和 neither 的某些读音（/ˈiːðɚ/、/ˈniːðɚ/）元音与 ether 相同，但 th 仍是浊音 /ð/。没有常见词与 ether 完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.