“蒸汽的”常见英文表达是 steamy 或 steam-powered(具体取决于语境),以下是详细解释:
1、 steamy
含义:主要形容与蒸汽相关的状态或环境,常指充满蒸汽、潮湿或闷热的氛围,也可用于比喻情感热烈或性感的场景。
例句:
The bathroom was steamy after the shower.(淋浴后,浴室里充满了蒸汽。)
The steamy romance novel kept her up all night.(那本充满激情的浪漫小说让她通宵未眠。)
2、 steam-powered
含义:特指由蒸汽驱动的设备或机械,如蒸汽机、蒸汽火车等。
例句:
The steam-powered locomotive was a marvel of engineering in its time.(那台蒸汽驱动的火车在当时是工程学的奇迹。)
3、 其他相关表达
vaporous:形容与蒸汽或雾气相关的状态,但更侧重于气态物质的弥漫性。
在特定技术语境中:如“蒸汽轮机”可表达为 steam turbine,“蒸汽锅炉”可表达为 steam boiler,此时“蒸汽的”特性通过复合词结构体现。