| 词汇 | fairy |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1300, "enchantment, magic," from O.Fr. faerie "land of fairies, meeting of fairies, enchantment, magic," from fae "fay," from L. fata (pl.) "the Fates." In reference to a class of supernatural beings, the word is not used before mid-15c. The slang meaning "effeminate male homosexual" is first recorded 1895. Fairy tale "oral narrative centered on magical tests, quests, and transformations" (1749) translates Fr. Conte de feés of Madame d'Aulnois (1698, translated into English 1699). Fairy ring is from 1590s. Fossil sea urchins found on the English downlands were called fairy loaves. 词根记忆： a. 幻想中的;虚构的;优雅的n.仙女;精灵She is a fairy.她是个漂亮的姑娘. |
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