peris

peris — 名詞

1. beautiful, graceful spirits in old Persian myths, believed to come from angels w

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釋義

仙靈；精靈

波斯神話中美麗的精靈

beautiful, graceful spirits in old Persian myths, believed to come from angels who fell from grace and to be kept out of heaven until they make up for past wrongs.

例句

In old Persian legends, peris float through the air on shining wings.

在古老的波斯傳說中，這些精靈張著閃亮的翅膀在空中飛翔。

plural noun 'peris' as sentence subject in a legend

Tanvi painted three peris with golden wings on her bedroom wall.

Tanvi 在臥室牆上畫了三個長著金色翅膀的精靈。

peris shown with wings — typical mythic imagery

同義詞
  • fairy

    a general magical being; 'peri' is specifically Persian and winged

  • sprite

    a small, playful spirit; lacks the angelic origin a peri has

用法筆記

Chiefly literary; 'peris' is the plural of the singular 'peri', so it always refers to more than one such spirit.

常見錯誤

❌A peris flew over the palace.
✅A peri flew over the palace.
💡'peris' is plural; use the singular 'peri' for just one.

2. lovely, elegant young women, used in poetry as a flattering way to picture someo

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釋義

美麗佳人

比喻優雅美麗的女子

lovely, elegant young women, used in poetry as a flattering way to picture someone whose beauty and grace seem almost magical.

例句

The poet praised the village dancers as peris, so light on their feet.

詩人讚美村裡的舞者個個是美麗佳人，舞步格外輕盈。

peris used as figurative praise for graceful people

At the wedding, the bride and her sisters looked like peris in flowing silk.

婚禮上，新娘和姊妹們身穿飄逸的絲綢，看起來就像美麗的佳人。

simile 'looked like peris' for beauty and grace

同義詞
  • beauty

    a beautiful person; 'peris' adds a graceful, almost otherworldly quality

  • belle

    the most admired woman present; more about social attention than grace

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: here 'peris' is a figurative compliment for real women, not the mythical spirits themselves.