elfin
英 [ˈelfɪn] 美 [ˈɛlfɪn]

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.)

1. He is a little boy with an elfin face.
   他是一个有着小精灵脸庞的小男孩。
2. 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 )