candy striper

短语

n. 志愿当护士助手的小姑娘

词形变化

candy stripers 复数

别名

candy-striper

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A volunteer worker in a hospital or hospice.

    美国

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

volunteer

词源

First appears in the US c. 1944, from candy stripe + -er, due to the red-and-white striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy (being candy-striped); originally worn by a group of high-school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital in New Jersey.

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