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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Folklore
    fai·ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ ●●○ noun (plural fairies) [countable]  1. RFa small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person 仙子，小精灵2. HOMOSEXUAL old-fashioned not polite an offensive word for a homosexual man 相公，兔子 〔对男同性恋者的蔑称〕
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    fairy• A beautiful fairy danced near him, and he reached out to catch her, but caught only her handkerchief.    Origin fairy (1300-1400) Old French faerie “fairyland”, from fae “fairy”, from Latin fatum “fate”
    fai·ry nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus imaginary magic with powers, small creature a


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    fairy
    fai‧ry /ˈfeəri $ ˈferi/ noun (plural fairies) [countable]
     Date: 1300-1400
     Language: Old French
     Origin: faerie 'fairyland', from fae 'fairy', from Latin fatum 'fate'
    1. a small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person
    2. old-fashioned not polite an offensive word for a homosexual man


    Fairy
    ˌFairy ˈLiquid (also Fairy) trademark
    a type of green liquid used for washing dishes, pans etc


    fairyBrE /ˈfeəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈferi/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    fairies    )     (in stories) a creature like a small person, who has magic powers （故事中的）小仙人，仙子，小精灵◆a good/wicked fairy 善良的仙子；邪恶的精灵  ➡  see also tooth fairy (slang, disapproving) an offensive word for a homosexual man 兔子（男同性恋者）