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Related topics: Folklore
sylph /sɪlf/ noun [countableC]
1.WOMAN literary an attractively thin woman 漂亮的苗条女子
2.RFan imaginary female creature who lived in the air, according to ancient stories 气精，气仙〔古代传说中空气里的女精灵〕
Examples from the Corpus
sylph• When he produced a new brochure he proudly placed portraits of his wife and himself side by side with his dancing sylphs.• They look like abject plaster sylphs.
Originsylph
(1600-1700)Modern Latinsylphus; probably an invented word