| 单词 | fairy wand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfairy wand fairy wand n. a magic wand used by or belonging to a fairy; (also figurative) a means to obtain something of great value; a quick or easy solution to a problem. ΚΠ 1766 D. Y. tr. G.-F. P. de Saint-Foix Hist. Ess. Paris II. 114 The wonderfull magick of the fairy wand [Fr. baguette] in raising palaces, no longer appears fictitious, when we behold the efficacy of the wallet. 1804 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 20 Aug. 4/2 The knowledge of the alphabet is in reality the possession of a fairy wand of most stupendous power. 1910 L. F. Baum Emerald City of Oz iv. 46 They haven't much of an army in Oz, but the princess..has a fairy wand; and..Dorothy has your Magic Belt. 2012 BusinessWorld (Nexis) 20 Aug. s1 The country's elites..seize upon some untried idea in the hope that it might be the magic bullet or fairy wand that fixes the country's myriad problems. < as lemmas |
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