pixie

妖精、小妖精

いたずらや遊びを好むことが多い、妖精に似た小さな空想上の生き物。

やさしい英語で： A small imaginary creature like a fairy, often playful and fond of tricks.

• A pixie lived in the tree.
• The pixies hid his shoes as a joke.
• She dressed as a pixie for the party.

類義語： sprite, fairy, elf

よく使う表現： mischievous pixie, tiny pixie, pixie magic

小柄な女性

髪が短く、小柄で魅力的な女性。

やさしい英語で： A small, attractive woman with short hair.

• She was a lively little pixie.
• The singer, a dark-haired pixie, bounced onto the stage.
• He described his sister as a cheerful pixie.

よく使う表現： little pixie, pretty pixie, dark-haired pixie

ピクシー

雷雲の上にごく短時間現れる、小さな光の閃き。

やさしい英語で： A tiny flash of light above a thunderstorm cloud that lasts a very short time.

• A pixie flashed above the storm cloud.
• The camera recorded several pixies over the thunderstorm.
• Each pixie lasted only a tiny fraction of a second.

よく使う表現： brief pixie, pixie flash

メラニス属のチョウ

学名がメラニスという属に含まれるチョウ。

やさしい英語で： A butterfly belonging to a group whose scientific name is Melanis.

• A pixie rested on a leaf.
• We photographed a red-bordered pixie in the garden.
• These pixies have dark wings with bright markings.

よく使う表現： red-bordered pixie, pixie butterfly