英语词汇“chatelaine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Did you know?

The original chatelaine's domain was a castle or fort, and the chatelaine's duties were many. To complete them, she certainly needed keys. In the 18th century, the word chatelaine (borrowed from the French châtelaine) took on an additional meaning in English that alluded to this: the word came to be used for a decorative clasp or hook from which chains holding a watch, purse, keys, etc. were suspended. These popular accessories evoked the bunch of keys the original chatelaine had worn of necessity.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Madame Maigret, in turn, is the very type of the French bourgeoise chatelaine, whom Maigret both protects and patronizes.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 It would be attached to a chatelaine or belt, could be fastened to dress hems without damaging the fragile fabric, and would leave the woman’s hands free.

oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022 Michelle Obama was the first chatelaine of the White House to champion the work of Black designers—Tracy Reese, Laura Smalls, Duro Olowu, Byron Lars, Mimi Plange, and Maki Oh, among others.

Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 For women in Victorian Britain, a chatelaine—a set of steel pendants that hung from a brooch at the waist—served as a kind of Swiss Army knife.

Peter Saenger, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020 The villa’s turn of the century chatelaine, the Marchioness of Casa Torres, was a woman of immense Proustian elegance who dressed with the greatest Parisian dressmakers and milliners of the day.

Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 21 June 2019 The chatelaine was a waist chain worn by Victorian women that was attached to various tools for sewing and other feminine uses.

Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 18 May 2019 From a historical perspective, Sansa's chain is worn almost like a chatelaine, fixed at the waist.

Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 18 May 2019 Many of the women guests followed the white theme, but art maven Deedie Rose, chatelaine of the stupendous Rose House, wore vibrant pastels to match her art necklace (Rose had curated some artist jewels for the silent auction).

Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2018 See More

单词	chatelaine
释义	chatelaine noun chat·e·laine ˈsha-tə-ˌlān 1 a : the wife of a castellan : the mistress of a château b : the mistress of a household or of a large establishment 2 : a clasp or hook for a watch, purse, or bunch of keys Did you know? The original chatelaine's domain was a castle or fort, and the chatelaine's duties were many. To complete them, she certainly needed keys. In the 18th century, the word chatelaine (borrowed from the French châtelaine) took on an additional meaning in English that alluded to this: the word came to be used for a decorative clasp or hook from which chains holding a watch, purse, keys, etc. were suspended. These popular accessories evoked the bunch of keys the original chatelaine had worn of necessity. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Madame Maigret, in turn, is the very type of the French bourgeoise chatelaine, whom Maigret both protects and patronizes. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 It would be attached to a chatelaine or belt, could be fastened to dress hems without damaging the fragile fabric, and would leave the woman’s hands free. oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2022 Michelle Obama was the first chatelaine of the White House to champion the work of Black designers—Tracy Reese, Laura Smalls, Duro Olowu, Byron Lars, Mimi Plange, and Maki Oh, among others. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 For women in Victorian Britain, a chatelaine—a set of steel pendants that hung from a brooch at the waist—served as a kind of Swiss Army knife. Peter Saenger, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020 The villa’s turn of the century chatelaine, the Marchioness of Casa Torres, was a woman of immense Proustian elegance who dressed with the greatest Parisian dressmakers and milliners of the day. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 21 June 2019 The chatelaine was a waist chain worn by Victorian women that was attached to various tools for sewing and other feminine uses. Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 18 May 2019 From a historical perspective, Sansa's chain is worn almost like a chatelaine, fixed at the waist. Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 18 May 2019 Many of the women guests followed the white theme, but art maven Deedie Rose, chatelaine of the stupendous Rose House, wore vibrant pastels to match her art necklace (Rose had curated some artist jewels for the silent auction). Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2018 See More Word History Etymology French châtelaine, feminine of châtelain First Known Use 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
随便看	phosphinic acid phosphins phosphite phosphites phospho- phosphoaminolipid phosphoaminolipide phosphocreatine phosphocreatines phosphocreatins phosphodiesterase phosphodiesterases phosphoenolpyruvate phosphoenolpyruvates phosphoenolpyruvic acid phosphoferrite phosphofructokinase phosphofructokinases phosphoglucomutase phosphoglucomutases phosphoglyceraldehyde phosphoglyceraldehydes phosphoglycerate phosphoglycerates phosphoglyceric acid

chatelaine

noun

Did you know?

Example Sentences

Word History