| 单词 | elf |
| 释义 | elf —elflike, adj. /elf/, n. , pl. elves /elvz/. 1. (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy. 2. a diminutive person, esp. a child. 3. a mischievous person, esp. a child. [bef. 1000; ME, back formation from elven, OE elfen nymph (i.e., female elf), var. of AELFEN; see ELFIN] Syn. 1. See fairy. |
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