damsel
英 ['dæmz(ə)l]
美 ['dæmzl]
- n. 少女；年輕女人
- n. (Damsel)人名；(英)達姆塞爾
助記提示
1. dame => damsel.
2. dame => madame, madam.
中文詞源
damsel 少女，姑娘dame, 女主人。-el, 小詞後綴。
英文詞源
- damsel (n.)
- late 12c., from Old French dameisele "woman of noble birth" (Modern French demoiselle "young lady"), modified (by association with dame) from earlier donsele, from Gallo-Roman *domnicella, diminutive of Latin domina "lady" (see dame). Archaic until revived by romantic poets, along with 16c.-17c. variant form damozel.
雙語例句
- 1. He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
- 他不斷出手相助這位落難女子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In the story, the lorn damsel languished and pined away.
- 在那個故事中, 那位孤寂的少女鬱悶不樂,漸漸地消瘦了.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Merlin fell in a dotage on the damsel.
- 墨林深深地愛上那少女.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Most men will help a damsel in distress.
- 男人多願幫助有困難的女子.
來自辭典例句
- 5. You were a proud damsel then.
- 你那時候是個自豪的少婦.
來自辭典例句