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sylph

n.空气精灵,身材苗条的女人

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sylph


/sɪlf; sɪlf/
n
1 (in ancient myth) one of a type of female nature spirits believed to inhabit the air (古代神话中的)气精(生活在空气中的女精灵).
2 (fml approv 文, 褒) slender and graceful girl or woman 苗条而优雅的女子; 窈窕淑女. Cf 参看 nymph.

sylph


n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin;Origin: sylphus; probably an invented word]
literary an attractively thin woman
an imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories