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faerie

/fey-uh-ree, fair-ee/US // ˈfeɪ ə ri, ˈfɛər i //UK // (ˈfeɪərɪ, ˈfɛərɪ) //

小精灵,精灵,小妖精,小妖怪

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fa·er·ies.

    • : the imaginary land of the fairies; fairyland.
    • : Archaic. a fairy.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fairy.

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Examples

  • She could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.

  • Fascist Spain meets Faerie in this grim and gritty tour de force by writer/director Guillermo del Toro.

  • His name was Calidore, and of all the knights of the Faerie Queen there was none so gentle nor so courteous as he.

  • The hero Arthur carried a dragon on his helm, and the tradition of it is moulded into imperishable form in the Faerie Queen.

  • So he went to the court of the Faerie Queen, and she took him for one of her knights.

  • He also produced a book on cookery, and a commentary on the Faerie Queen.

  • He was a great admirer of Spenser, his Faerie Queene was a great favourite with him.