elf

• n. 小精灵；淘气鬼
• n. (Elf)人名；(芬、瑞典)埃尔夫

可能来自PIE*albho, 白，词源同album, albumen.即着白衣的精灵。

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

elf

elf: [OE] In Germanic legend, elves were potent supernatural beings, capable of exercising considerable magic powers to the benefit or harm of human beings. Their decline to their modern status as small mischievous sprites seems to have begun in the 16th century. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *albiz, a variant of which produced Old Norse álfr (source of English oaf [17]) and German alp ‘nightmare’.
=> oaf

elf (n.)

"one of a race of powerful supernatural beings in Germanic folklore," Old English elf (Mercian, Kentish), ælf (Northumbrian), ylfe (plural, West Saxon) "sprite, fairy, goblin, incubus," from Proto-Germanic *albiz (cognates: Old Saxon alf, Old Norse alfr, German alp "evil spirit, goblin, incubus"), origin unknown; according to Watkins, possibly from PIE *albho- "white." Used figuratively for "mischievous person" from 1550s.

In addition to elf/ælf (masc.), Old English had parallel form *elfen (fem.), the plural of which was *elfenna, -elfen, from Proto-Germanic *albinjo-. Both words survived into Middle English and were active there, the former as elf (with the vowel of the plural), plural elves, the latter as elven, West Midlands dialect alven (plural elvene).

The Germanic elf originally was dwarfish and malicious (compare elf-lock "knot in hair," Old English ælfadl "nightmare," ælfsogoða "hiccup," thought to be caused by elves); in the Middle Ages they were confused to some degree with faeries; the more noble version begins with Spenser. Nonetheless a popular component in Anglo-Saxon names, many of which survive as modern given names and surnames, such as Ælfræd "Elf-counsel" (Alfred), Ælfwine "Elf-friend" (Alvin), Ælfric "Elf-ruler" (Eldridge), also women's names such as Ælfflæd "Elf-beauty." Elf Lock hair tangled, especially by Queen Mab, "which it was not fortunate to disentangle" [according to Robert Nares' glossary of Shakespeare] is from 1592.

He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a little elf.

他发现了它不是根本的一个玩偶, 但一小的矮子.

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Podolski : Ich war ja nicht umsonst elf Jahre in dem Verein.

小波: 这不是没有缘由的,我在那个俱乐部已经11年.

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This is an aqua blue again with a dynamic elf.

这是一个水蓝色小精灵再次布满活力.

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Ee Elf elf magic things. Pointy ears and pointy wings.

小精灵小精灵有魔法. 尖尖的耳朵和翅膀!

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Then the dwarf remembered what the elf had told him.

然后侏儒想起小仙人告诉他的话.

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Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!

多比坚定的话让我为之动容.它是一只自由的精灵!

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Nikola Tesla revealed in 1901 power could be transmitted through the ground using ELF waves.

尼考拉特斯拉1901年揭示能量能够通过ELF波经地面传输.

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Heart toxicity was not found in the ELF, but incidence was 12 . 5 % in the FAM.

ELF组未见心脏毒性, 而FAM为12.5%.

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Papa Elf: It's a 500 reindeer power, triple turbine engine.

精灵爸爸: 这是台500驯鹿力 、 三涡轮的发动机.

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Are you ready to pay the price? asked the elf.

小仙人又问: “你准备要付出代价了 吗 ?”

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Elf elf magic things, pointy ears and pointy wings.

小精灵,小精灵,有魔法, 尖尖的耳朵和翅膀.

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The Elf is looking for his lost gift, dear students can you help him?

亲爱的小朋友,这个迷糊的小精灵把他的圣诞节礼物弄丢了, 可不可以请你帮他把礼物找回来 呢 ?

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Did you honestly believe I would trust the future to some blind, half - night elf mongrel?

你们真以为我会把命运交给一个又瞎又粗野又下贱的暗夜精灵杂种?

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I wanted to believe like I believed last year — that Santa was a big fat elf in a red suit.

我想要像去年一样深信不疑——圣诞老人是个穿红衣的胖精灵.

《简明英汉词典》

Beautiful elf, each a person be defied hard.

美丽的小精灵, 每一个都令人难以抗拒.

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I wish you good luck, said the elf.

小仙人说:“祝你好运. ”

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There were moments , Christine thought, when he had the mien of a mischievous elf.

克丽丝汀觉得他有时真象个恶作剧的小精灵.

辞典例句

The Outer Elf Gate is destroyed.

精灵外门被摧毁.

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Where does tendrilled vine of the Ao Bi Island elf vine magic learn?

奥比岛的小精灵的蔓藤魔法在哪里学?

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Broken swords are weak where they are mended, elf.

破剑在它修复的地方是脆弱的, 精灵.

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He is a lovely elf.

他是个可爱的小淘气.

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This is an aqua blue again a dynamic elf.

这是一个水蓝色小精灵再次充溢生机.

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The dark elf slapped him hard across the face.

黑暗精灵狠狠的抽了他一个耳光.

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He gave it to the elf.

他把魔杖交给小仙人.

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INZOLIAH , a beautiful Dark Elf mage, climbs down from the tree, helped by the barbarian.

一个漂亮的黑暗精灵法师在野蛮人帮助下从树上爬下.

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Night Elf beast form, beast shape is more slender.

暗夜精灵的野兽形态, 野兽的外形较为瘦长.

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They found the most beautiful pieces of cloth and hurried home to make some elf outfits.

他们找到最漂亮的布匹就赶回家去制作给精灵穿的套装.

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