Changeling

音标
英式音标 /ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/
美式音标 /ˈtʃeɪndʒlɪŋ/

词性
名词

基本释义

(民间传说) 被妖精或其他神秘生物偷走而被替换的婴儿。

比喻用法，指性格或行为突然改变的人，或与周围格格不入的人。

详细解释
在欧洲民间传说中，changeling 指被妖精（如精灵、仙子）偷偷换走的人类婴儿，妖精将自己的子女或其他生物换进人类家庭，通常用于解释婴儿异常或突发疾病。在文学作品中，这个词常用来象征不符合常规的、奇异或难以理解的人。

常用短语搭配

changeling child 被妖精换掉的孩子

fairy changeling 妖精换婴

act like a changeling 行为怪异

a strange changeling 奇异的人

changeling story 关于妖精换婴的故事

例句

According to legend, the village believed that the sickly baby was a changeling.

She felt like a changeling in a world she could not understand.

The fairy king left a changeling in the human household.

Many stories describe changelings as mischievous or difficult to control.

He was treated as a changeling because of his unusual talents.

The old tale warned that changelings could bring misfortune.

In Shakespeare’s play, a character is referred to as a changeling.

Some believed that changelings could be identified by their strange appearance.

She wrote a novel about a changeling growing up in a human family.

The villagers feared the arrival of another changeling child.

词源
来自古英语 cēng（交换）+ -ling（小…的）后缀，意为“被交换的小孩”。

用法说明
changeling 通常用作文学、民间传说或比喻表达，不常用于日常口语。强调“被替换”或“异于常人的特质”。

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