- fairy-tale (n.)
[fairy-tale 词源字典]
- "oral narrative centered on magical tests, quests, and transformations," 1749, translating French Conte de feés, the name given to her collection by Madame d'Aulnois (1698, translated into English 1699). As an adjective (also fairytale), attested by 1963.[fairy-tale etymology, fairy-tale origin, 英语词源]