Word · Frequency #37904
pixies
/ˈpiksi/
noun
小精灵；小妖精
pixies is the plural of pixy.
(in folklore) a small, mischievous fairy
- 1.
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
(民间传说中)喜欢恶作剧的小精灵
- 2.
creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
一种匍匐常绿灌木,叶片狭长重叠,早春开白色星状花；产于新泽西州和卡罗来纳州的松林荒地
北美松林常绿匍匐灌木；(民间传说中)喜欢恶作剧的小精灵；一种匍匐常绿灌木,叶片狭长重叠,早春开白色星状花；产于新泽西州和卡罗来纳州的松林荒地；小精灵；小鬼
In use
The old stories tell of a playful pixy who would hide people's keys.
In the garden, the children believed they saw pixies dancing among the flowers.
She left out a bowl of milk for the pixy, hoping it would bring good luck.
a [adj] pixy
pixy 是可数名词，可用形容词修饰。
She was a mischievous pixy.
她是一个调皮的小精灵。
pixies [verb]
复数形式常用于描述行为。
Pixies danced in the moonlight.
小精灵们在月光下跳舞。
Common mistakes
I saw pixy in the garden.I saw a pixy in the garden.
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- pixyish
- 小精灵般的；淘气的 · adj.
- pixie cut
- 精灵短发（一种极短的女式发型） · n.
- pixie dust
- 精灵仙尘；魔力（传说中能让人飞翔的神奇粉末） · n.
- pixie moss
- 北美松林荒地的一种常绿匍匐灌木（俗称精灵苔） · n.
Learner notes
Grammar Note
复数形式为pixies
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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