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a fairytale about sth
fairytale 是可数名词；about 引出故事的主题，常用于介绍童话内容。
This fairytale about a dragon is popular with children.
这个关于龙的童话故事很受孩子们欢迎。
童话；童话故事
fairytales — plural of fairytale
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
童话；童话故事
a story about fairies; told to amuse children
This fairytale about a dragon is popular with children.
这个关于龙的童话故事很受孩子们欢迎。
童话故事；虚传
n. a story about fairies; told to amuse children；n. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
The mother read her daughter a fairytale about a talking frog.
母亲给女儿读了一个关于会说话的青蛙的童话故事。
Children in many countries grow up hearing the same fairytales.
许多国家的孩子都是听着同样的童话故事长大的。
His excuse for being late was a fairytale that no one believed.
他迟到的借口简直是一个没人相信的天方夜谭。
fairytale 是可数名词；about 引出故事的主题，常用于介绍童话内容。
This fairytale about a dragon is popular with children.
这个关于龙的童话故事很受孩子们欢迎。
tell 可接双宾语（sb + a fairytale），也可说 tell a fairytale to sb；该短语也可指用不实的借口述说。
He told the children a fairytale.
他给孩子们讲了一个童话故事。
fairytales 常用复数，指‘不切实际的说法或幻想’，多用于否定或劝告语境。
You shouldn't believe in fairytales about getting rich overnight.
你不应该相信一夜暴富这种不切实际的幻想。
Not this
I like fairytale.
Use this
I like fairytales.
fairytale 是可数名词，泛指“童话”这类事物时要用复数形式，或在单数前加冠词；汉语没有复数标记，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
He said me a fairytale.
Use this
He told me a fairytale.
表示“给某人讲故事”要用 tell 的双宾语结构 tell sb sth；say 不能接间接宾语，若用 say 须说 say sth to sb。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
童话般的结局
The movie has a fairytale ending.
这部电影有一个童话般的结局。
童话般的婚礼
They had a fairytale wedding in a castle.
他们在城堡里举行了一场童话般的婚礼。
童话般的爱情
Their fairytale romance is the talk of the town.
他们童话般的爱情成为全城热议的话题。
童话般的生活
She lived a fairytale life until the news broke.
在消息传出之前，她过着童话般的生活。
童话中的公主
The little girl dressed up as a fairytale princess.
小女孩装扮成童话中的公主。
童话城堡
The theme park has a fairytale castle at its center.
主题公园的中心有一座童话城堡。
童话般的结局
Their love story had a fairytale ending.
他们的爱情故事有一个童话般的结局。
童话般的恋情
They shared a fairytale romance that inspired their friends.
他们有一段童话般的恋情，令朋友们羡慕不已。
生活在童话里；抱有不切实际的幻想
If you think you can pass without studying, you're living in a fairytale.
如果你以为不学习就能通过考试，那你就是生活在童话里。
我们会在一起，这就是一个童话。
This famous line from Taylor Swift's song 'Love Story' uses 'fairytale' to describe a love story with a happy ending.
这句出自泰勒·斯威夫特歌曲《Love Story》的著名歌词，用“fairytale”来形容一段有着幸福结局的爱情。
Use fairytales naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：仙女(fairy)讲的奇异故事(tale)，现实中少有，即'童话/不切实际'。
语域：mixed 常见场景：children's stories、casual speech for unlikely explanations 作“童话故事”讲时通常为中性，多用于儿童文学或日常讲述；作“不切实际的说法/借口”讲时多用于口语，常带怀疑或贬义。
tale, tail, sale, male, and nail all share the final /eɪl/ sound with the -tale ending of fairytale /ˈfeəriteil/. Fairy matches the first syllable /ˈfeəri/, not the final rhyme; do not confuse its /eə/ with the /eɪ/ in the -tale words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.