| 单词 | faerie |
| 释义 | faerie (once / 10658 pages) n WORD FAMILY faerie USAGE EXAMPLES“She had something of the faerie queene about her,” wrote Marina Warner in the Independent, “except that she was never wispy or fey.” The Guardian(Oct 01, 2016) He calls the “24-Decade History” a “radical faerie realness ritual,” drawing elements from the countercultural movement known for its “heart circles” conducted in natural settings. New York Times(Sep 14, 2016) Or from an old English word for trickery found in Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene”. Economist(Aug 24, 2016) 1n a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers Syn|Hypo|Hyper faery, fairy, fay, sprite brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous fairy godmothera female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine dwarf, gnomea legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Morgan le Fay(Arthurian legend) a wicked enchantress who was the half sister and enemy of King Arthur Puck, Robin Goodfellowa mischievous sprite of English folklore Oberson(Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore Titania(Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore tooth fairya fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out water nymph, water spirit, water spritea fairy that inhabits water Nibelung(German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried undineany of various female water spirits leprechauna mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandmanan elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy Andvari(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki spiritual being, supernatural being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events 2n the enchanted realm of fairies Syn|Hyper faery, fairyland fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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