an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse 同义词:fairytale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance,
a story about fairies; told to amuse children 同义词:fairytale, fairy story,
A fairy tale (pronounced /?fe?ri?te?l/) is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants, mermaids, or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. Fairy tales may be distinguished from other folk narratives such as legends (which generally involve belief in the veracity of the events described)Thompson, Stith.
例句与用法
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We beguiled the children with fairy tales . 我们讲童话故事哄孩子。
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It is the best known and the best loved of all the fairy tales in italian literature . 它是意大利文学童话故事中最负盛名和脍炙人口的著作。
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You invented this fairy tale to save yourselves 你们又发明一个美丽的故事来自救
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It ' s time you stop living in a fairy tale , shrek 你的童话生活到此结束了,史莱克
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From then on , the only fairy tales in my life 从那时起,我生命中唯一一个童话
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This isn ' t a fairy tale . they won ' t come back 这不是个童话故事她们不会回来了
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It ' s time you stop iiving in a fairy tale , shrek 你的童话生活到此结束了,史莱克
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A fairy tale also reveals some sort of truth , 一个童话故事也会显揭露出一些事实
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Lt ' s a fairy tale . he knew we were listening to him 那都是谎话他知道我们在监听
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This is like a fairy tale . - yeah , i figured 真象是神话传说-我可以想像得出