sylph

n. 窈窕的妇女

发音

US /sɪlf/

词形变化

sylphs 复数 sylphs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An invisible being of the air.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    The elemental being of air, usually female.

  3. 3.

    A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.

    引申义
  4. 4.

    Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus Aglaiocercus), the male of which has a long forked tail.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

woman

词源

First attested in 1657. From New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”). Ultimately from the root silva (“woods, forest”). Related to sylvan. More at Wikipedia.

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