damsel

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n. 少女, 闺女

发音

UK /ˈdæm.zəl/
US /ˈdæm.zəl/
US /ˈdɛəm.zɫ̩/
AU /ˈdæm.zəl/
AU /ˈdɛːm.zɫ̩/

词形变化

damsels 复数 damsels

别名

damosell damoisel damoiselle damosel damozel

教材释义与例句

名词

少女；年轻女人

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A young woman (of noble birth).

  2. 2.

    A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience).

    闺女

  3. 3.

    A young woman who is not married.

  4. 4.

    An unmarried lady-in-waiting.

  5. 5.

    A young, attractive woman.

  6. 6.

    A chattering damsel (component of a mill).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

damoiselle damosel damozel demoiselle

上位词 2

maid maiden

相关短语

damsel in distress 英雄救美 damsel bug damsel bugs chattering damsel

词源

From Middle English dameisele, from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin *domnicella, a diminutive from Classical Latin domina (“mistress, lady”), from dominus, from *demh₂-. Doublet of demoiselle, doncella, and donzella.

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