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A small, magical, imaginary creature from old stories, often shown with wings and the power to grant wishes or cast spells - the kind of character found in a 'fairy tale.' You may also hear it, mostly among older speakers, as an old-fashioned and now offensive slang word for a gay man - it's best avoided.
精靈、仙子;「fairy tale」=童話故事(另有過時且冒犯的俚語用法,不建議使用)
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fairynoun/ˈfɛəɹi/
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human-sciencesmysticismmythologyA mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although typically depicted as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
- But for a dreſſing for her head I thinke for her I haue a Tyer, That all Fayryes ſhall admyre.
- "They used to say there were fairies in that hill, I must tell you!"
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derogatoryslangA male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
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derogatoryslangAn effeminate man or boy.
- The cripple returned the smile and stuck out his hand. Miss Lonelyhearts clasped it, and they stood this way, smiling and holding hands, until Mrs. Doyle reëntered the room. "What a sweet pair of fairies you guys are," she said. The cripple pulled his hand away and made as though to strike his wife.
- We saw a horrible sight in the bar: a white hipster fairy had come in wearing a Hawaiian shirt and was asking the big drummer if he could sit in.
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An attractive young woman; a small, graceful woman.
- "When are we going to see this fairy?" demanded Algy. "You, personally, never. You're far too immoral. I might let the others look at her from a distance in a year or two."
- As she took out her key she was quite unaware that three pairs of eyes were watching her with interest from across the street. [...] ‘Strewth–’e ain’t ’arf got a fairy this time,’ remarked the husky Mr. Clegg.
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An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
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A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
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A legendary Chinese immortal.
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obsoleteThe realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
- Which is sixteen leagues long, but is so full of Fairie and strange things that few people pass there without being lost or stopt, because therewithin dwelleth a king, Oberon the Fay.
- These he knew by their fiery eyes, and knew that he was at last in the land of Fairy.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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obsoleteThe land or region inhabited by fairies; fairyland.
- Beſides he's deft and wondrous Ayrye, And of the nobleſt of the Fayry, Chiefe of the Crickets of much fame, In Fayry a most ancient name.
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obsoleteFairies considered collectively; fairy folk.
- Beſides he's deft and wondrous Ayrye, And of the nobleſt of the Fayry, Chiefe of the Crickets of much fame, In Fayry a most ancient name.
- So lov'd thy name, that, at their monarch's choice All Fairy ſhouted with a general voice.
fairyadj/ˈfɛəɹi/
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Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。