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sylphid

/sil-fid/US // ˈsɪl fɪd //

蚜虫,幽兰,幽兰花,幽兰花瓣

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a little or young sylph.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also sylph·id·ine [sil-fi-din, -dahyn]. /ˈsɪl fɪ dɪn, -ˌdaɪn/. of, relating to, or characteristic of a sylph.

Examples

  • A nymph must rise from the stream, a sylphid from the rose, before I could allow another to steal you from my side.

  • "You got the littlest waist I ever seen," reciprocated Lulu, regarding Lilly's sylphid figure with admiring eyes.

  • You fancy you were once a sylphid,” said he; “but there are no sylphids, my sweet one, and there is no Summer-land.

  • “Your fairy, the one you call Whisper, has taken care of it for your sake,” said the sister sylphid.

  • Then, intwining arms with a bright sylphid, she flew with her over the gardens in a trance of delight.