elfin

adj.

小妖精的，像小妖精的；

n.

小精灵；矮人；淘气鬼；小孩

英英释义

elfin[ 'elfin ]

adj.

suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"

同义词：fey

small and delicate

"she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"

同义词：elflike

relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf

"elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"

usually good-naturedly mischievous

"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"

同义词：elfishelvish

词组短语

elfin forest矮林；高山矮曲林

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He is a little boy with an elfin face.
他是一个有着小精灵脸庞的小男孩。

She moved across the dimly lit stage with elfin grace.
她以妖里妖气的步态穿过昏暗的舞台。

权威例句

The Williams elfin faces syndrome

The Williams elfin facies syndrome. A new perspective.

Wind Stress and Elfin Stature in a Montane Rain Forest Tree: An Adaptive Explanation

Mist and Fog Interception in Elfin Cloud Forests in Colombia and Venezuela

The williams elfin facies syndrome: the psychological profile as an aid in syndrome identification.

Epiphyte Biomass and Nutrient Capital of a Neotropical Elfin Forest

Characteristics of fog and fogwater fluxes in a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest.

Estimating fog deposition at a Puerto Rican elfin cloud forest site: comparison of the water budget and eddy covariance methods

Local Distribution Factors and Sampling Effort Guidelines for the Rare Frosted Elfin Butterfly

Microhabitat use by larvae and females of a rare barrens butterfly, frosted elfin ( Callophrys irus )