elfin

• n. 小精灵；淘气鬼；矮人
• adj. 小妖精的；像小妖精的
• n. (Elfin)人名；(英)埃尔芬

来自elf, 精灵。

1. suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness;

"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"

"the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown

2. small and delicate;

"she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"

"obsessed by things elfin and small"

3. relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf;

"elfin bells"

"all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"

4. usually good-naturedly mischievous;

"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"

"elvish tricks"

elfin (adj.)

"of or pertaining to elves," 1590s, from elf; first found in Spenser, who also used it as a noun and might have been thinking of elven but the word also is a proper name in the Arthurian romances (Elphin).

an elfin face

小巧清秀的脸庞

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...a little boy with an elfin face.

面庞小巧清秀的小男孩

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Men's clothes make women elfin and gorgeous.

女人穿男人的衣服,会显得妖艳和华丽.

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The montane elfin forest was analyzed with Count the software in Shimentai Nature Reserve, Yinde, Guangdong.

摘要采用统计软件对英德石门台自然保护区的山顶矮林进行分析.

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The cheap music turned elfin and lovely.

这靡靡之音忽而变得精灵可爱.

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Elfin riders sat them, watchful of a sign.

小精灵般的骑手跨在马上,机警地等待着信号.

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She has elfin features.

她貌似小精灵.

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A strange elfin like creature.

一个奇异的小精灵.

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Our boyfriend's clothes make us look elfin & gorgeous. Guys look like complete idiots in ours.

在男朋友们的衣著衬托下,显得灵气而豪华. 男人们则被我们反衬得像是白痴.

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You this is elfin, make me medium your love poison does not agree tardy however antidote!

你这个小妖精, 让我中了你的爱情毒却迟迟不肯给解药!

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All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance.

所有的小动物都加入了精灵舞会之中.

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