单词 | fey |
释义 | fey /fay/, adj. 1. Brit. Dial. doomed; fated to die. 2. Chiefly Scot. appearing to be under a spell; marked by an apprehension of death, calamity, or evil. 3. supernatural; unreal; enchanted: elves, fairies, and other fey creatures. 4. being in unnaturally high spirits, as were formerly thought to precede death. 5. whimsical; strange; otherworldly: a strange child with a mysterious smile and a fey manner. [bef. 900; ME; OE faege doomed to die; c. ON feigr doomed, G feig cowardly] |
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