"of excitement that presages death," from Old English fæge "doomed to die, fated, destines," also "timid, feeble;" and/or from Old Norse feigr, both from Proto-Germanic *faigjo- (cognates: Old Saxon fegi, Old Frisian fai, Middle Dutch vege, Middle High German veige "doomed," also "timid," German feige "cowardly"), from PIE *peig- (2) "evil-minded, hostile" (see foe). Preserved in Scottish. Sense of "displaying unearthly qualities" and "disordered in the mind (like one about to die)" led to modern ironic sense of "affected."
雙語例句
1. Her fey charm and eccentric ways were legendary.
她難以捉摸的魅力和怪異的行事方式都成了傳奇。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Elves share a passionate and emotional nature with many of their fey cousins.
精靈和他們的fey同胞一樣,天生感情豐富.
來自互聯網
3. They are no longer anything like as fey and reserved as they once were.
他們不再像從前那樣羞怯矜持了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. This led to an immediate rivalry between Fey'lya and Admiral Ackbar.
這立即導致了費利亞和阿克巴上將之間的競爭.
來自互聯網
5. It was during Fey'lya's time in office that the Yuuzhan Vong struck.