Levitating
“Levitating” 指克服重力悬浮在空中,如 a magician levitating on stage(魔术师在舞台上腾空);也可比喻轻松、飘逸的感觉,如 levitating above everyday worries(超然于日常烦恼之上)。
- “The illusion made it look like he was levitating above the stage.” (幻术让他看起来正悬浮在舞台上方。)
- “Magnetic fields can levitate certain objects in a lab.” (磁场能在实验室里让特定物体悬浮。)
- “She felt like she was levitating after hearing the good news.” (听到好消息后,她感觉自己都要飘起来了。)
“Levitate” 来自拉丁语 levitas(轻),经 levare(抬起、减轻)构成;与 lever、elevate、relieve 同根,核心义为“变轻、升起”。
“-ate” 为动词后缀;“-ing” 表示正在悬浮的过程;levitation 为对应名词。
舞台魔术、科幻电影与冥想文化中常出现 “levitating” 意象;在物理领域,磁悬浮(magnetic levitation)是真实技术现象。
- 固定搭配: “levitating object” (悬浮物体), “magnetic levitating” (磁悬浮)
- 原形: levitate
- 名词: levitation
- 形容词: levitational
“lev(轻、抬)+ itate + ing”:像被轻轻托起离开地面——levitating 就是正在悬浮。
“During the magic show, the assistant appeared to be levitating while the audience held its breath.” (魔术表演中,助手仿佛正悬浮空中,观众屏息凝神。)