| 单词 | pixie |
| 释义 | pixie (once / 5634 pages) 1n 2n A pixie is a mythical creature that resembles a mischievous fairy. If you spy some adorable little sprites in green pointed hats sneaking around the woods, you can bet that they're pixies. Pixies appear in folk and fairy tales from the southwest part of England, making minor mischief and dancing in groups. Today a pixie is more or less the same as a fairy or sprite, but older folktales describe conflicts (and even wars) between these groups. The root of the word pixie is a mystery — it may be related to the Swedish dialect pyske, "small fairy," but it's probably rooted in an unknown Celtic word. WORD FAMILYpixie USAGE EXAMPLES“Let me try,” it said to my surprise as a magic pixie dust sound effect emanated from its base. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) The day she was born, her grandmother said she looked like a little pixie - and the name stuck. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) But when the pixie dust wears off, the reality seems harsher than ever. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) 1 n (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixy leprechaun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandmanan elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers n creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Syn|Hyper Pyxidanthera barbulata, pixy, pyxie bush, shrub a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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