单词 | damsel |
释义 | damsel From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdamseldam‧sel /ˈdæmzəl/ noun [countable] old use1 → damsel in distress2 WOMANa young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old storyExamples from the Corpusdamsel• Willie Maley, a pearl among swine, dutifully held the door open for the departing damsel.• Unlike Fragonard's star-struck damsels, we keep one eye permanently trained on the future.• Victorian damsels madly anticipate his imminent arrival.• The word used in Isaiah is the word damsel, a young woman.Origin damsel (1200-1300) Old French dameisele, from Latin domina “lady of high rank” |
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