wisp
/wɪsp/noun
1- a small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something小把, 小束, 小捆; 缕; 绺：
wisps of smoke rose into the air.
缕缕轻烟袅袅升起。
1.1
- a small bunch of hay or straw used for drying or grooming a horse（用作擦干或刷洗马的）干草秆; 麦秆。
1.2
- a small thin person, typically a child纤弱的人（尤指孩子）：
a fourteen-year-old wisp of a girl.
一个纤弱的14岁女孩。
派生词
wispily
adverbwispiness
nounwispy
adjective （wispier, wispiest）词源
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps related to WHISK.