demoiselle

n. <法>闺女, 少女

词形变化

demoiselles 复数 demoiselles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

  2. 2.

    A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.

  3. 3.

    The Numidian crane (Grus virgo).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

damsel damoiselle damosel damozel damselfish

上位词 3

maid maiden percoid

下位词 2

anemonefish sergeant major

相关短语

demoiselle crane demoiselle cranes

词源

Borrowed from French demoiselle. The bird is so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. Doublet of damsel, doncella, and donzella.

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