hermetically

An adverb meaning "in a completely sealed or airtight manner." It is most commonly used in the phrase "hermetically sealed," referring to containers or environments that are impervious to external air or contaminants. The term originates from the name of the mythical alchemist Hermes Trismegistus, associated with the practice of sealing vessels in alchemy.

• 🇨🇳副词，表示以完全密封、不透气的方式。最常用于“密封保存”等搭配，指容器或环境对外部空气或污染物完全不透。

1. Airtight seal C1 formal technical

   In a way that is completely sealed, especially to prevent the passage of air or other gases.

   • The container was hermetically sealed to preserve the food.
   • The laboratory samples are stored hermetically to avoid contamination.
   • The spacecraft's cabin is hermetically closed to maintain pressure.

   🇨🇳密封地

2. Isolated or closed off C2 formal

   In a manner that is completely isolated from outside influences or communication.

   • The cult lived hermetically from the rest of society.
   • His mind was hermetically closed to new ideas.
   • The country remained hermetically sealed off from the outside world for decades.

   🇨🇳密封地，隔绝地

   同义词: completelyentirelytotally

• more hermetically comparative form
• most hermetically superlative form