"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."
实用例句
1. Her fey charm and eccentric ways were legendary.
她难以捉摸的魅力和怪异的行事方式都成了传奇。
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2. Elves share a passionate and emotional nature with many of their fey cousins.
精灵和他们的fey同胞一样,天生感情丰富.
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3. They are no longer anything like as fey and reserved as they once were.
他们不再像从前那样羞怯矜持了。
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4. This led to an immediate rivalry between Fey'lya and Admiral Ackbar.
这立即导致了费利亚和阿克巴上将之间的竞争.
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5. It was during Fey'lya's time in office that the Yuuzhan Vong struck.