Word
sylph
风精;气之精灵
核心释义
指空中的元素精灵,常为女性形象。
An invisible being of the air; the elemental spirit of air, usually female.
- 1.
空中无形的精灵;气精。
An invisible being of the air.
- 2.
气元素精灵,通常为女性。
The elemental being of air, usually female.
- 3.
苗条优雅的女子,有时带有超乎常人的高贵气质。
A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
- 4.
主要呈深绿色和蓝色的蜂鸟(Aglaiocercus属),雄性有长而分叉的尾巴。
Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus Aglaiocercus), the male of which has a long forked tail.
苗条优雅的女子;窈窕女子;长尾蜂鸟;空中无形的精灵;气精。;气元素精灵,通常为女性。;苗条优雅的女子,有时带有超乎常人的高贵气质。
用法In use
The ballet teacher said she moved like a sylph, so slender and graceful that everyone watched her.
用法提示:句中 sylph 为名词,指苗条优雅的女子。
At the party, everyone noticed the sylph in the blue dress, who seemed to glide rather than walk.
用法提示:sylph 在句中作名词,指那位苗条优雅的女子。
The fashion magazine hired three sylphs for the photo shoot because their long, thin figures suited the clothes.
用法提示:复数形式 sylphs 是名词,指多位苗条优雅的女子。
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词族Word family
- sylphs
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
Countable noun referring to a slender woman or a mythological air spirit.
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