单词 | sylph |
释义 | sylph From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Folkloresylphsylph /sɪlf/ noun [countable]1 WOMAN literary an attractively thin woman2 RFan imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient storiesExamples from the Corpussylph• When he produced a new brochure he proudly placed portraits of his wife and himself side by side with his dancing sylphs.• They look like abject plaster sylphs.Origin sylph (1600-1700) Modern Latin sylphus; probably an invented word |
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