a/an [adjective] fairy
形容词前需用不定冠词 a 或 an。
A lovely fairy appeared in the garden.
一个可爱的仙女出现在花园里。
具有魔力的人形神话生物；小精灵(人形、顽皮、有魔力)；迷人的女巫或生物；对公开同性恋男子的冒犯性用语；两种蜂鸟的成员
具有魔力的人形神话生物
A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although typically depicted as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
小精灵(人形、顽皮、有魔力)
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
迷人的女巫或生物
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
对公开同性恋男子的冒犯性用语
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
两种蜂鸟的成员
A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
中国传说中的仙人
A legendary Chinese immortal.
The little girl believed a fairy lived in the garden.
那个小女孩相信花园里住着一位仙女。
用法提示：此处'fairy'为名词，在宾语从句中作主语，指有魔法的仙女。
Fairies are often shown with wings in storybooks.
故事书里的仙女通常都长着翅膀。
用法提示：'fairies'是'fairy'的复数形式，在此作主语。
She dressed up as a fairy for the costume party.
她装扮成仙女去参加化装舞会。
用法提示：'fairy'作介词'as'的宾语，表示装扮成的仙女形象。
形容词前需用不定冠词 a 或 an。
A lovely fairy appeared in the garden.
一个可爱的仙女出现在花园里。
The fairy vanished with a smile.
仙女微笑着消失了。
此结构表示相信某物的存在。
Young children often believe in fairies.
小孩子常常相信有仙女。
sprite 常指轻盈、优雅的精灵，与 fairy 相似但更强调自然灵性
pixie 侧重淘气、爱恶作剧，比 fairy 更活泼调皮
elf 在神话中常体型较大、更具人类特征，而 fairy 多指小型有翼生物
fay 为文学用词，与 fairy 基本同义，但较古雅
brownie 特指居家助人的精灵，与 fairy 的通用含义不同
grammar · medium
易错句子I read a fairy.
正确表达I read a fairy tale.
误将‘fairy’当作‘fairy tale’的简写。‘fairy’指仙女或精灵，而‘fairy tale’才是‘童话故事’。
grammar · medium
易错句子She told me a fairy's tale.
正确表达She told me a fairy tale.
误用所有格‘s’修饰名词。‘fairy’作定语修饰‘tale’时，直接用名词形式，不需要所有格。
童话；神话故事
She grew up reading fairy tales.
她从小读童话长大。
仙女教母；恩人
Her fairy godmother granted her wish.
她的仙女教母实现了她的愿望。
仙境；幻境
The garden looked like fairy land at night.
夜晚的花园看起来像仙境。
彩灯；小灯串
We decorated the patio with fairy lights.
我们用小彩灯装饰了露台。
精灵翅膀；仙女翅膀
The children wore fairy wings for the costume party.
孩子们戴着仙女翅膀参加化装舞会。
牙仙（儿童传说）
The tooth fairy left a coin under his pillow.
牙仙在他的枕头下留了一枚硬币。
仙女教母；恩人
She acted like a fairy godmother, granting every wish.
她像一个仙女教母，满足每一个愿望。
童话；不切实际的故事
The ending was too perfect, like a fairy tale.
结局太完美了，像个童话。
仙尘；魔力
The proposal needed a little fairy dust to make it magical.
这个提议需要一点仙尘才能变得神奇。
我四处游荡，快过月亮的轨道；我侍奉仙后。
In Shakespeare's play, the fairy says she serves the fairy queen.
在莎士比亚的戏剧中，仙子说她侍奉仙后。
如果你相信仙子，就拍拍手！
In Peter Pan, Tinker Bell is a fairy whose life depends on children's belief.
在《彼得潘》中，小叮当是一个仙子，她的生命取决于孩子们的信念。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.