Word · Frequency #21282
fays
/fei/
noun
仙子；小精灵
fays is the plural of fay.
A fairy.
- 1.
A fairy.
仙女
仙女；小仙子
In use
The old legend tells of a fay who lived in the forest.
The children believed that a friendly fay had left gifts under the tree.
In the story, the fay granted the hero three wishes.
Connections
Collocations
- fay folk
- 仙子们；精灵一族
- The fay folk are said to grant wishes to those who treat them kindly.据说仙子们会帮助善待它们的人实现心愿。
- queen of the fays
- 精灵女王
- In the legend, the queen of the fays appears only at midnight.传说中，精灵女王只在午夜现身。
- land of the fays
- 仙境；精灵的国度
- They sailed away to the land of the fays, where no one grows old.他们扬帆前往精灵的国度，在那里人不会变老。
Pop culture & quotes
- Morgan le Fay
- 摩根勒菲（亚瑟王传说中的女巫）Arthurian legend亚瑟王传说
Synonyms
- fairy
- 仙子；小精灵 · 最通用、最常见的词，日常英语中代替 fay；fay 主要用于诗歌或古语语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fay 读起来像‘飞’，想象仙女轻盈飞过——fay 就是仙女。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学语言、诗歌、童话故事 该词指仙女，多用于文学作品、诗歌或童话故事中，带有古雅或诗意的色彩；日常口语和一般书面语中不常用，通常用 fairy。
Pronunciation & Spelling
fay 读 /feɪ/，与 day、say、way、may、play、gray 押韵。注意拼写相似的 fate /feɪt/ 多一个 /t/，并不押韵；fey 读音与 fay 相同但拼写不同。
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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