单词 | sylph |
释义 | sylphWord family nounsylphidsylphadjectivesylphidinesylphinesylphy Folkloresylph /sɪlf/ noun [countableC] 1. WOMAN literary an attractively thin woman 漂亮的苗条女子 2. RFan imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories 气精,气仙〔古代传说中空气里的女精灵〕 Examples from the Corpus sylph• When he produced a new brochure he proudly placed portraits of his wife and himself side by side with his dancing sylphs.• They look like abject plaster sylphs. (1600-1700) Modern Latin sylphus; probably an invented word |
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