"of or pertaining to elves," 1590s, from elf; first found in Spenser, who also used it as a noun and might have been thinking of elven but the word also is a proper name in the Arthurian romances (Elphin).
雙語例句
1. She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old.
她是個鬼馬小精靈，看起來也就剛滿10歲。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The cheap music turned elfin and lovely.
這靡靡之音忽而變得精靈可愛.
來自辭典例句
3. All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance.
所有的小動物都加入了精靈舞會之中.
來自互聯(lián)網
4. She was an elfin creature -- graceful and delicate.