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单词 sprite
释义 sprite
\ˈsprīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sprit, from Old French esprit, from Latin spiritus — more at spirit
1.
 a. archaic : inner being : soul
  < his clear sprite yet reigns o'er earth — P.B.Shelley >
 b. : a disembodied spirit : ghost, shade
  < little ghost sprites of dust sprang up and danced across the shimmering plain — Francis Birtles >
2.
 a. : elf, fairy
  < the witch, the sprite, the goblin — where are they — E.A.Poe >
 b. : an elfish person
  < he was a tricksy sprite for whom stone walls did not a prison make — Douglas Bush >
3. or sprite crab : sand crab 1b
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