elfin
英 ['elfɪn]
美['ɛlfɪn]
- n. 小精灵；淘气鬼；矮人
- adj. 小妖精的；像小妖精的
- n. (Elfin)人名；(英)埃尔芬
中文词源
elfin 小巧玲珑的
来自elf, 精灵。
英文词源
- elfin (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to elves," 1590s, from elf; first found in Spenser, who also used it as a noun and might have been thinking of elven but the word also is a proper name in the Arthurian romances (Elphin).
双语例句
- 1. She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old.
- 她是个鬼马小精灵，看起来也就刚满10岁。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The cheap music turned elfin and lovely.
- 这靡靡之音忽而变得精灵可爱.
来自辞典例句
- 3. All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance.
- 所有的小动物都加入了精灵舞会之中.
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- 4. She was an elfin creature -- graceful and delicate.
- 她是一个迷人的尤物 —— 优雅而得体.
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- 5. Men's clothes make women elfin and gorgeous.
- 女人穿男人的衣服,会显得妖艳和华丽.
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