sylph
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sylph /sɪlf/ noun [countable] 1. WOMAN literary an attractively thin woman 漂亮的苗条女子2. RFan imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories 气精，气仙〔古代传说中空气里的女精灵〕
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sylph• When he produced a new brochure he proudly placed portraits of his wife and himself side by side with his dancing sylphs.• They look like abject plaster sylphs.Origin sylph (1600-1700) Modern Latin sylphus; probably an invented wordsylph nounChinese
thin Corpus an attractively woman
sylph
sylph /sɪlf/
noun [countable]
2. an imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories
sylph /sɪlf/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: sylphus; probably an invented word
1. literary an attractively thin womanLanguage: Modern Latin
Origin: sylphus; probably an invented word
2. an imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories