English Dictionary

sylvan

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪl.vən/

名詞

One who resides in the woods. / A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.

日本語の意味

森に住む者 / 伝説に登場する森の神、森の精霊、またはファウンやサテュロスに類する神話上の存在

A sylvan emerged from the misty pines and guided the lost hikers back to the village.

霧の立ち込める松林から森の住人が現れ、道に迷ったハイカーたちを村へと導いた。

意味（1）

One who resides in the woods.

[H]e hurried to a masquerade-warehouse in Westminster, where he selected the garb of a sylvan, or a man of the woods, together with a guitar, which he entrusted to a porter, bidding him accompany then to St. James's Park. / But what connexion is there between a sylvan and a French song accompanied by the guitar? asked Jocelyn, as they paced rapidly along. / None whatever, replied his companion, and, therefore, the better for our purpose. The King has long lost taste for that which is appropriate: to be pleased he must be surprised, and this can only be effected by some absurdity; the more preposterous the more likely to succeed.

意味（2）

A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr.

And ſeeing it is ſo generall a report, and ſo many auerre it eyther from their owne triall or from others, that are of indubitable honeſtie and credite, that the Syluanes and Fawnes, commonly called Incubi, haue often iniured women, deſiring and acting carnally with them: […]

sylvans （ plural ）