nymph
noun [ C ] uk/nɪmf/ us/nɪmf/
(WOMAN)
（希腊罗马神话中居于山林水泽的）仙女;宁芙
(in ancient Greek and Roman traditional stories) a goddess or spirit in the form of a young woman, living in a tree, river, mountain, etc.
We played the part of wood nymphs dancing around Snow White in the forest.
The god Apollo is maddened with love for the virginal nymph Daphne, and runs after her.
Compare: nymphet
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- Much of his later work featured fanciful figures such as nymphs.
- This nymph saw Narcissus, a beautiful youth, as he pursued the chase upon the mountains.
- The water nymph Rusalka gives in to her emotions initially to become a human and meet the Prince she loves.