elf

大学 FREQ #9460

精灵

发音

US /ɛlf/

词形变化

elfs elves 复数 elves elfs 复数 elfed elfing elfs 三单 elfing 现在分词 elfed 过去式 elfed 过去分词

别名

elfe elve

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.

    精灵

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    A small, magical creature similar to a fairy, often mischievous, playful, or occasionally helpful.

    艺术 媒体
  3. 3.

    A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.

    精灵

  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of Christmas elf.

    引申义
  5. 5.

    A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

    南非
v.
  1. 1.

    To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

brownie pixie imp gremlin pixy hob extremely low frequency

上位词 6

fairy fay sprite faerie faery radio frequency

下位词 2

leprechaun sandman

整体词 1

electromagnetic spectrum

相关短语

elf owl [医]妖号 elf owls elf arrow elf arrows elf circle elf circles elf bolt elf bolts elf and safety elf queen elf queens elf king elf kings elf barrow elf barrows

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Old English ielf Middle English elf English elf From Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Ultimately probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”). Doublet of alf, awf, and oaf. The modern fantasy literature sense was popularised by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

来源：wiktionary