atmospheric

atmospheric — adjective

1. describing things that belong to or happen in the layer of gases around Earth, s

1.形容詞C1
釋義

describing things that belong to or happen in the layer of gases around Earth, such as pressure, temperature, or pollution that scientists measure in the sky.

例句

Sailors near Okinawa watched atmospheric pressure drop before the typhoon hit.

collocation: atmospheric pressure

Scientists in Hawaii study atmospheric carbon dioxide on top of Mauna Loa.

collocation: atmospheric carbon dioxide

同義詞
  • meteorological

    more technical; used in formal weather science

  • climatic

    focuses on long-term patterns rather than the air itself

文法句型

atmospheric + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (pressure, conditions, temperature, pollution). Distinguish from sense 2 by context: if the topic is weather, climate, or science, this is the meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The weather was very atmospheric today.
✅The atmospheric pressure was very low today.
💡for the science meaning, you need a noun like pressure or conditions; the bare adjective shifts to sense 2 (mood).

2. making a place, film, or piece of music feel rich in emotion — often mysterious,

2.形容詞C1
釋義

making a place, film, or piece of music feel rich in emotion — often mysterious, romantic, or slightly spooky — so that people remember the feeling more than the details.

例句

The little jazz bar in Tokyo felt warm and atmospheric on a rainy evening.

predicative: feel + atmospheric

Soft candles and old wooden tables made the restaurant unusually atmospheric.

同義詞
  • evocative

    stronger; suggests memories or strong feelings are stirred

  • moody

    informal; often hints at darker or sadder feelings

  • haunting

    stays in the mind and feels slightly sad or eerie

反義詞
  • soulless

    having no feeling or character at all

  • sterile

    clean and empty, with no warmth or mood

用法筆記

Often a positive review word for places (bars, hotels, streets) and art (films, music, novels). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense usually appears predicatively or with creative-arts nouns (music, film, lighting), not with science nouns.

常見錯誤

❌The film had many atmospherics.
✅The film was very atmospheric.
💡atmospheric is an adjective; do not turn it into a count noun for the mood meaning.