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
乙醚；醚；以太；启动液；以太坊数字货币的单位,ETH。
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.
一类有机化合物,两个烃基通过一个氧原子连接
any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
Starting fluid.
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
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。
用法提示：此处 'ether' 作为不可数名词，指古代哲学中的第五元素。
Scientists once attempted to detect the existence of ether.
科学家们曾经试图探测以太的存在。
用法提示：此处 'ether' 作为名词，表示构成天体的假想介质。
Some theories hold that ether fills the interstellar space.
一些理论认为以太充满了星际空间。
用法提示：此处 'ether' 作为不可数名词，描述以太在空间中的分布。
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。
主要用于哲学和文学，较ether更抽象，指最纯净的精华
与ether同义，为现代物理学中的旧称，注意拼写差异
多用于古典或诗歌语境，强调天空的拱形结构，不指代元素本身
grammar · medium
易错句子He believed the stars were made of either.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The ancient philosophers studied the ethers.
正确表达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。
ether 是指古代哲学中的第五元素，而 ethernet 是一种计算机网络技术。
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。
以太币（ether）是以太坊网络的原生加密货币，两者常一起出现。
以太币依托区块链技术记录交易，blockchain 是讨论加密货币时的核心概念。
以太坊中执行交易或调用智能合约需要消耗 gas，费用最终以以太币支付。
以太坊通过智能合约自动执行协议，执行费用以以太币支付。
以太币通常在加密货币交易所买卖，交易场景中 exchange 很常见。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.