early 14c., "handful or bundle of hay, grass, etc.," used for burning or cleaning or as a cushion; perhaps from an unrecorded Old English word, cognate with Norwegian and Swedish visp "wisp," of unknown origin; sometimes said to be connected with whisk or with Middle Low German and Middle Dutch wispel "a measure of grain." Meaning "thin, filmy portion" first attested 1836.
双语例句
1. She's just a little bitty wisp of a girl.
她是一个很纤弱的小女孩。
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2. A thin wisp of smoke straggled up through the trees.
一缕轻烟在林间袅袅升起。
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3. She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes.
她将眼睛上的一缕头发拨开。
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4. A wisp of grey hair stuck out from under her hat.