genie
/ˈdʒiːnɪ/noun
(pl. genii /ˈdʒiːnɪaɪ/)
- a spirit of Arabian folklore, as traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned魔仆（指阿拉伯民间传说中的一个精灵, 被囚禁于瓶子或油灯中, 被召唤时现身问召唤者有何愿望, 得到回答后即能使愿望实现）。比较JINN.
词源
mid 17th cent. (denoting a guardian or protective spirit)： from French génie, from Latin genius （see GENIUS）. Génie was adopted in the current sense by the 18th-cent. French translators of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, because of its resemblance in form and sense to Arabic jinnī 'jinnee'.