"of excitement that presages death," from Old English f?ge "doomed to die, fated, destines," also "timid, feeble;" and/or from Old Norse feigr, both from Proto-Germanic *faigjo- (cognates: Old Saxon fegi, Old Frisian fai, Middle Dutch vege, Middle High German veige "doomed," also "timid," German feige "cowardly"), from PIE *peig- (2) "evil-minded, hostile" (see foe). Preserved in Scottish. Sense of "displaying unearthly qualities" and "disordered in the mind (like one about to die)" led to modern ironic sense of "affected."
例文
1. Her fey charm and eccentric ways were legendary.
彼女のつかみにくい魅力と奇妙な行動様式は伝説になった。
2.Elves share a passionate and emotional nature with many of their fey cousins.
精霊は彼らの fey 同胞と同じように、生まれつき感情が豊かだ。
3.They are no longer anything like as fey and reserved as they once were.
彼らは昔のように恥ずかしがり屋ではなくなった。
4.This led to an immediate rivalry between Fey 'lya and Admiral Ackbar.これは直ちにフェリアとアクバの大将間の競争を招いた。
5.It was during Fey 'lya 's time in office that the Yuzhan Vong struck.