n.(尤指故事中被仙女)偷换后留下的孩童

原形：changeling复数：changelings

The changeling in the fairy tale was left in place of the human baby.
童话中的小妖精被留在了人类婴儿的位置上。
Some cultures believe that a changeling can replace a child who has been taken by fairies.
一些文化认为，小妖精可以取代被仙子带走的孩子。
The old woman thought her grandson was a changeling because he looked so different from the rest of the family.
老妇人认为她的孙子是个小妖精，因为他看起来和家里的其他人很不一样。
In medieval times, people would perform rituals to try and identify changelings.
在中世纪，人们会进行仪式来试图识别小妖精。
It is said that changelings have a tendency to cause mischief and chaos wherever they go.
据说，小妖精无论走到哪里都有制造麻烦和混乱的倾向。
According to legend, if you give a changeling an iron object, it will reveal its true form.
根据传说，如果你给小妖精一个铁制物品，它就会露出它的真面目。
Many parents feared that their children might be replaced by changelings while they slept.
许多父母担心他们的孩子在睡觉时会被小妖精替换。
The village elders claimed that the strange occurrences were the work of a mischievous changeling.
村里的长者声称这些奇怪的事情是淘气的小妖精干的。
Some believed that changelings possessed magical powers, but others saw them as mere imitations of humans.
一些人认为小妖精拥有魔法力量，但另一些人则认为它们只是人类的模仿品。
When the villagers discovered the truth about the supposed changeling, they chased it out of town with pitchforks and torches.
当村民们发现关于所谓小妖精的真相时，他们用叉子和火把把它赶出了镇子。