fairy

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɛəɹi/    美 /ˈfeːɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion. obsolete,uncountable
    — These he knew by their fiery eyes, and knew that he was at last in the land of Fairy.
  2. A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism. countable,uncountable
    — "They used to say there were fairies in that hill, I must tell you!"
  3. An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm. countable,uncountable
  4. An attractive young woman. UK,colloquial,countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — "When are we going to see this fairy?" demanded Algy. "You, personally, never. You're far too immoral. I might let the others look at her from a distance in a year or two."
  5. A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate. Northern-England,US,colloquial,countable,derogatory
  6. An effeminate man or boy. countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — The cripple returned the smile and stuck out his hand. Miss Lonelyhearts clasped it, and they stood this way, smiling and holding hands, until Mrs. Doyle reëntered the room. "What a sweet pair of fairies you guys are," she said. The cripple pulled his hand away and made as though to strike his wife.
  7. A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx. countable,uncountable
  8. A legendary Chinese immortal. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.

词形变化

fairies plural faery alternative faëry alternative faerie alternative faërie alternative færie alternative,archaic,nonstandard fairie alternative more fairy comparative most fairy superlative faery alternative faëry alternative faerie alternative faërie alternative færie alternative,archaic,nonstandard fairie alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
afairyist airy fairy airy-fairy Barry the Fairy fairily fairy ballet fairy barrow fairy-beads fairybells fairy-bluebird fairy bluebird fairybook fairy bread fairy butter fairy cake fairy castle cactus fairy chess fairy chimney fairy chip fairy circle fairy clap fairy comment fairycore fairy cycle fairy dart fairydom fairy door fairy dust fairy duster fairy fire fairy floss fairyfly fairy flycatcher fairy folk fairy fort fairy garden fairy gerygone fairy godfather fairy godmother fairy godparent fairy hill fairyhood fairyish fairyism fairy kei fairykind fairy lace fairy lamp fairy land fairyland fairy-land fairylandish fairy lantern fairyless fairylet fairy light fairy lights fairylike fairy lily fairyling fairy liquid fairy-lit fairylore fairy lorikeet fairy martin Fairy Meadow fairy mist fairy money fairy moss fairy mound fairyness fairy nuff fairyology fairy opera fairy penguin fairy piece fairy pitta fairy possum fairy primrose fairy prion fairy problem fairy puke fairy rath fairy ring fairy ring agaric fairy ring champignon fairy ring mushroom fairyship fairy shrimp fairy snuff fairysome fairy stone fairy story fairy swallow fairy swords fairy-tale ending fairy tale fairy-tale fairytale fairy-talelike fairy tern fairy thorn fairy wand fairy warbler fairywren fairy wren green fairy hair fairy kissed on the dick by a fairy Mount Fairy Persian fairy floss pink fairy armadillo prairie fairy san fairy ann sea fairy Sky Fairy southern fairy tooth fairy water fairy yellow-bellied fairy-fantail

词源

词源 1
From Middle English faierie, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae + -erie, from Latin fāta (“goddess of fate”). Equivalent to fay + -ry. Attested in English from about 1330, in King Alisaunder, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" ("that thou herdest is fairye") and shortly thereafter "realm of the fays, fairy-land" and "the inhabitants of fairyland, collectively". The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but became common only in the 16th century, perhaps due to reinterpreting phrases like faerie knight.
词源 2
From Middle English faierie, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae + -erie, from Latin fāta (“goddess of fate”). Equivalent to fay + -ry. Attested in English from about 1330, in King Alisaunder, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" ("that thou herdest is fairye") and shortly thereafter "realm of the fays, fairy-land" and "the inhabitants of fairyland, collectively". The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but became common only in the 16th century, perhaps due to reinterpreting phrases like faerie knight.
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