fairy

Word family adverbfairilynounfairydomfairyhoodfairyismfairy cakefairy godmotherfairylandfairyadjectivefairylikefairytale

Related topics: Folklore

fai·ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ noun (plural fairies) [countableC] → faery

1. RFa small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person 仙子，小精灵

2. HOMOSEXUAL old-fashioned not polite an offensive word for a homosexual man 相公，兔子〔对男同性恋者的蔑称〕

Examples from the Corpus

fairy• A beautiful fairy danced near him, and he reached out to catch her, but caught only her handkerchief.

Origin fairy

(1300-1400) Old French faerie “fairyland”, from fae “fairy”, from Latin fatum “fate”

单词	fairy
释义	fairy Word family adverbfairilynounfairydomfairyhoodfairyismfairy cakefairy godmotherfairylandfairyadjectivefairylikefairytale Related topics: Folklore fai·ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ ●●○ noun (plural fairies) [countableC] → faery 1. RFa small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person 仙子，小精灵 2. HOMOSEXUAL old-fashioned not polite an offensive word for a homosexual man 相公，兔子〔对男同性恋者的蔑称〕 Examples from the Corpus fairy• A beautiful fairy danced near him, and he reached out to catch her, but caught only her handkerchief. Origin fairy (1300-1400) Old French faerie “fairyland”, from fae “fairy”, from Latin fatum “fate”
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