Word · Frequency #5646
fairy
仙女；精灵
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- 1.
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.
具有魔力的人形神话生物
- 2.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
小精灵(人形、顽皮、有魔力)
- 3.
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
迷人的女巫或生物
- 4.
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
对公开同性恋男子的冒犯性用语
- 5.
A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
两种蜂鸟的成员
- 6.
A legendary Chinese immortal.
中国传说中的仙人
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
In use
The little girl believed a fairy lived in the garden.
Fairies are often shown with wings in storybooks.
She dressed up as a fairy for the costume party.
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。
fairy + intransitive verb
The fairy vanished with a smile.
仙女微笑着消失了。
believe in fairies
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。
Connections
Collocations
- fairy tale
- 童话；神话故事
- She grew up reading fairy tales.她从小读童话长大。
- fairy godmother
- 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。
- fairy land
- 仙境；幻境
- The garden looked like fairy land at night.夜晚的花园看起来像仙境。
- fairy lights
- 彩灯；小灯串
- We decorated the patio with fairy lights.我们用小彩灯装饰了露台。
- fairy wings
- 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。
- tooth fairy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个轻盈的仙女在飞舞，“fairy”听起来像“飞瑞”，飞向祥瑞。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 表示精灵时语域中性，多用于童话故事、奇幻文学及儿童书籍中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes: words ending in -ary that share the /ɛə̯ri/ sound, e.g., airy, dairy, hairy, wary. Note that words like 'cherry' (/ˈtʃɛri/) and 'very' (/ˈvɛri/) have the same spelling ending but a different vowel (/ɛ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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