naiad

• n. 女游泳家；水中的仙女

来自拉丁语Naias,水中仙子，水泽仙女，来自PIE*snau,流动，流淌，词源同nutriment,natatorium,navigate.引申词义山泉，泉水，水仙。比较dryad, 树仙。

naiad (n.)

"water nymph," c. 1600, from Latin Nais, Naias (genitive naiadis), from Greek Naias (plural Naiades) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *naw-yo-, suffixed form of root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow" (see nutriment). Dryden used the Latin singular form Nais, and the plural Naiades is attested in English from late 14c.

1. The caster goes to river a deal with a Naiad.

施法者进入河流,与一位宁芙完成协定.

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2. Thy Naiad airs have brought me home.

你仙女般的神韵把我带回家乡.

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