【fairy】在多语言下的意思、翻译、词源、用法、例句

英语(English)

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fairy

替代形式(Alternative forms)

faery
faerie
færie (archaic, nonstandard)
fairie

词源(Etymology)

From Middle English fairye, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae + -erie, from Vulgar Latin *Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from Latin fātum (“fate”). Equivalent to Fate +‎ -ery.

English from ca. 1300, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" and later "realm of the fays, fairy-land" or "the inhabitants of fairyland as a collective". The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but becomes common only in the 16th century.

发音(Pronunciation)

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛə̯ɹi/
(General American) enPR: fârʹē
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛə̯ɹi/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹi/
Audio (US)
Rhymes: -ɛəɹi
Homophone: ferry (in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger)

名词(Noun)

fairy (countable and uncountable, plural fairies)

(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- 1933, Nathanael West, 'Miss Lonelyhearts' [Miss Lonelyhearts is male.]
  The cripple returned the smile and stuck out his hand. Miss Lonelyhearts clasped it, and they stood this way, smiling and holding hands, until Mrs. Doyle reëntered the room.
  "What a sweet pair of fairies you guys are," she said.
  The cripple pulled his hand away and made as though to strike his wife.
A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.

同义词(Synonyms)

(supernatural creature): fay, fey, fae, sprite; see also goblin (hostile)
(male homosexual): fag (US), faggot (US), poof (UK), queen

衍生词(Derived terms)

翻译(Translations)

mythical being

(derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual

形容词(Adjective)