| 释义 |
sheer1/ʃiə/ adj. & adv.●adj. 1 no more or less than; mere, unqualified, absolute 十足的；完全的，纯粹的；彻底的；绝对的 sheer luck 纯粹的运气; sheer determination 破釜沉舟的决心 2 (of a cliff or ascent etc.) perpendicular; very steep (悬崖或坡路等)陡峭的，险峻的 3 (of a textile) very thin; diaphanous (织物)薄的；半透明的 ●adv. 1 directly, outright 完全地；彻底地 2 perpendicularly 垂直地 □ sheerly adv.□ sheerness n.[Middle English schere, probably via dialect shire ‘pure, clear’ from Old English scīr, from Germanic] |