Word · Frequency #21169
wispier
纤细的；微弱的
wispier is the comparative of wispy.
thin and weak
- 1.
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
纤细的；一缕缕的
模糊的；飘渺的；纤细的；一缕缕的；小束状的；细微的；飘渺的
In use
The wispy clouds floated across the morning sky.
Her voice was so wispy that I could barely hear her.
He gave only a wispy explanation that left everyone confused.
wispy + noun
常用来修饰头发、烟雾、云等细而轻的东西。
A few wispy clouds drifted across the moon.
几缕纤细的云彩飘过月亮。
become + wispy
作表语时表示变得纤细、微弱。
Her voice became wispy as she spoke.
她说话时声音变得越来越微弱。
too wispy to + verb
表示‘太微弱或太模糊而无法……’。
The signal was too wispy to be heard clearly.
信号太微弱，听不清楚。
so wispy that + clause
表示‘如此模糊或微弱以至于……’。
His memory of the event was so wispy that he could barely describe it.
他对那件事的记忆非常模糊，几乎无法描述。
Common mistakes
My hairs are wispy.My hair is wispy.
hair 在表示一个人头上全部的头发时是不可数名词，不能加复数 -s，谓语动词要用单数 is；hairs 会被理解成一缕缕的头发，而不是“头发稀疏纤细”的整体状态。
The clouds are more wispier today than yesterday.The clouds are wispier today than yesterday.
wispy 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词，其比较级形式是 wispier，不能再加 more，否则构成 more wispier 这种双重比较级；去掉 more，保留 wispier 才是正确表达。
Connections
Collocations
- wispy hair
- 纤细的头发
- The old man had a few wispy hairs on his chin.那位老人下巴上长着几根稀疏的细发。
- wispy clouds
- 薄云，细云
- Thin, wispy clouds drifted across the moon.薄薄的细云飘过月亮。
- wispy smoke
- 袅袅轻烟
- A column of wispy smoke rose from the chimney.一缕轻烟从烟囱升起。
- wispy figure
- 纤细的身影
- She caught a glimpse of a wispy figure in the fog.她在雾中瞥见一个纤细的身影。
- wispy memory
- 模糊的记忆
- I have only a wispy memory of my early childhood.我只依稀记得小时候的事。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wispy 像一缕轻烟(wisp)飘散，又细又弱、看不清。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing hair, smoke, or clouds、describing a faint voice or vague memory wispy 属于中性描述性用词，通常用于形容细弱、飘渺的事物，如头发、烟雾、声音或记忆；口语和书面语中都比较常见，但不如 thin 或 vague 直白。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 wispy /ˈwɪspi/ 押韵的常见词只有 crispy /ˈkrɪspi/（同为 /ˈ...ɪspi/）。wisp /wɪsp/ 与 wispy 拼写相近，但结尾没有 /i/，不押韵；whisper /ˈwɪspər/ 的末尾是 /ər/，whiskey /ˈwɪski/ 在 /s/ 后是 /k/，也都不是押韵词。
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