| 单词 | sylph |
| 释义 | sylph (once / 7885 pages) n A sylph is a lovely, slim young woman or girl. You could describe a row of graceful ballerinas as sylphs. A sylph is always young, female, and slender, moving with an almost otherworldly lightness and grace. The original meaning of sylph was a mythical fairy-like creature, an air spirit that's mentioned by the poet Alexander Pope and appears in several Shakespeare plays as well. The 19th century French ballet "La Sylphide" is thought to have led to the use of sylph to describe slender girls, especially ballet dancers. WORD FAMILYsylph: sylphlike, sylphs USAGE EXAMPLESAs the Sylph, Ms. Woodward radiated a mischievous warmth with jumps that hovered in the air. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) She’s a superstar in a comedy universe dominated by boys’ clubs and sylphs, and she’s funny as hell. The Guardian(May 30, 2016) Eleven sailors and an officer from the USS Sylph, the presidential yacht, were detailed to make it happen. Washington Post(Apr 06, 2016) 1n a slender graceful young woman Hyper adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) 2n an elemental being believed to inhabit the air Hyper imaginary being, imaginary creature a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction |
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