damsel
英['dæmz(ə)l]
美['dæmzl]
- n. 少女；年轻女人
- n. (Damsel)人名；(英)达姆塞尔
词态变化
复数: damsels;助记提示
1. dame => damsel.
2. dame => madame, madam.中文词源
damsel 少女，姑娘dame, 女主人。-el, 小词后缀。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
- 他不断出手相助这位落难女子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In the story, the lorn damsel languished and pined away.
- 在那个故事中, 那位孤寂的少女郁闷不乐,渐渐地消瘦了.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Merlin fell in a dotage on the damsel.
- 墨林深深地爱上那少女.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Most men will help a damsel in distress.
- 男人多愿帮助有困难的女子.
来自辞典例句
- 5. You were a proud damsel then.
- 你那时候是个自豪的少妇.
来自辞典例句