释义 |
sylph/silf/n. 1 an elemental spirit of the air 气精(生活于空气中的精灵) 2 a slender graceful woman or girl 苗条优雅的女子,窈窕淑女 3 any hummingbird of the genus Aglaiocercus with a long forked tail 长叉尾蜂鸟(丽尾蜂鸟中有长叉状尾的任意一种) □ sylphlike adj.[coined by Paracelsus from modern Latin sylphes, German Sylphen (pl.), perhaps based on Latin sylvestris ‘of the woods’ + nympha ‘nymph’] |