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单词 brume
释义

brume

noun

ˈbrüm How to pronounce brume (audio)
: mist, fog
brumous
ˈbrü-məs How to pronounce brume (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • fog
  • gauze
  • haze
  • mist
  • murk
  • reek
  • smog
  • soup
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Example Sentences

cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon
Recent Examples on the Web The sublime glassy Radnor Lake pulls in photographers from around mid-Tennessee who often arrive early enough to shoot the morning brume that rises from the lake. New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020

Word History

Etymology

French, mist, winter, from Old Occitan bruma, from Latin, winter solstice, winter; akin to Latin brevis short — more at brief

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

brume

noun

as in haze
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency cloaked in the early-morning brume, the village did indeed look like some long-lost Brigadoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • haze
  • fog
  • mist
  • cloud
  • gauze
  • smog
  • soup
  • steam
  • murk
  • smoke
  • fume
  • miasma
  • reek
  • smother
  • bank
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