英语词汇“elf”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

elf1

/ɛlf

noun (plural elves /ɛlvz/)

A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature: birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves with his pointed chin, he might have been an elf out of story-land...

There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as I'm drifting off.
Legend tells it that it was dragons that first taught humans and elves how to use magic.
For a start, it is in a little house in the woodland beside the hotel, leading me to suspect that the staff would be elves and pixies.

Synonyms

pixie, fairy, sprite, imp, brownie;

dwarf, gnome, goblin, hobgoblin;

leprechaun, puck, troll;

Irish Sidhe

rare nix, nixie

Derivatives

elfish

/ˈɛlfɪʃ

/ adjective ...

A few bars later the bassist, a dark-skinned woman whose diminutive frame seemed elfish in comparison to the guitarist's basketball player height, picked up her instrument and joined in.
Willow was inches from my face now, and I could see the fragile black lashes that framed her doe-eyes, and count the tiny freckles that dotted her elfish nose.
Shifting slightly against her, he began to nibble her elfish ear.

elven

adjective (literary) ...

The girl blocked and attacked in an elven style she had learned from some Elves.
Among these, six men and women of human or elven blood would be future demigods.
The twilight elf looked impassive as three elven women stepped into the evening light.

elvish

/ˈɛlvɪʃ

/ adjective ...

Feeling the elvish magic flicker slightly, he closed his eyes once more, controlling the sphere's trajectory as it slowly climbed in the air until it hovered just over the incredibly tall wall.
Every year, he travels with a different wild elven tribe, blessing all things elvish he comes in contact with.
She stared at it, then looked back up at the elf and said quietly in elvish, ‘Thank you.’

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Alp 'nightmare'.

An Old English word related to German Alp ‘nightmare’. Elves were formerly thought of as more frightening than they are now: dwarfish beings that produced diseases, caused nightmares, and stole children, substituting changelings in their place. Later they became more like fairies, dainty and unpredictable, and in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) they are noble and beautiful. Originally an elf was specifically a male being, the female being an elven: Tolkien revived elven and used it to mean ‘relating to elves’. Elfin, meaning ‘relating to elves’ and also used to describe a small, delicate person with a mischievous charm, was first used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1590–96). See also oaf

Rhymes

ELF2

/ɛlf

abbreviation

Extremely low frequency.

单词	elf
释义	elf1 /ɛlf / noun (plural elves /ɛlvz/) A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature: birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves with his pointed chin, he might have been an elf out of story-land... There is a group of elves or goblins or aliens or something who show up as I'm drifting off. Legend tells it that it was dragons that first taught humans and elves how to use magic. For a start, it is in a little house in the woodland beside the hotel, leading me to suspect that the staff would be elves and pixies. Synonyms pixie, fairy, sprite, imp, brownie; dwarf, gnome, goblin, hobgoblin; leprechaun, puck, troll; Irish Sidhe rare nix, nixie Derivatives elfish /ˈɛlfɪʃ / adjective ... A few bars later the bassist, a dark-skinned woman whose diminutive frame seemed elfish in comparison to the guitarist's basketball player height, picked up her instrument and joined in. Willow was inches from my face now, and I could see the fragile black lashes that framed her doe-eyes, and count the tiny freckles that dotted her elfish nose. Shifting slightly against her, he began to nibble her elfish ear. elven adjective (literary) ... The girl blocked and attacked in an elven style she had learned from some Elves. Among these, six men and women of human or elven blood would be future demigods. The twilight elf looked impassive as three elven women stepped into the evening light. elvish /ˈɛlvɪʃ / adjective ... Feeling the elvish magic flicker slightly, he closed his eyes once more, controlling the sphere's trajectory as it slowly climbed in the air until it hovered just over the incredibly tall wall. Every year, he travels with a different wild elven tribe, blessing all things elvish he comes in contact with. She stared at it, then looked back up at the elf and said quietly in elvish, ‘Thank you.’ Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Alp 'nightmare'. An Old English word related to German Alp ‘nightmare’. Elves were formerly thought of as more frightening than they are now: dwarfish beings that produced diseases, caused nightmares, and stole children, substituting changelings in their place. Later they became more like fairies, dainty and unpredictable, and in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) they are noble and beautiful. Originally an elf was specifically a male being, the female being an elven: Tolkien revived elven and used it to mean ‘relating to elves’. Elfin, meaning ‘relating to elves’ and also used to describe a small, delicate person with a mischievous charm, was first used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1590–96). See also oaf Rhymes herself, himself, itself, myself, oneself, ourself, self, shelf, themself, thyself, yourself ELF2 /ɛlf / abbreviation Extremely low frequency.
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