| 单词 | damsel |
| 释义 | damsel (once / 668 pages) n A young, unmarried woman is a damsel. If you've ever seen a young girl being chased by a rabid dog, then you've witnessed a damsel in distress! The word damsel is a shortened version of the French word, mademoiselle, which is what the French call a young woman who is not married — like the word miss in English. Damsel was originally a word reserved for noblewomen — the rich and fabulous. Nowadays even regular unmarried Janes can be referred to as damsel, though you're really most likely to come across the word damsel being rescued by a prince in a fairytale. WORD FAMILYdamsel: damsels USAGE EXAMPLESBut most of the time, discounting damsels in distress or villains, there’s just the one lady. Time(Dec 23, 2016) Beth is a working actress whose roles mainly consist of panicking damsels—sometimes naked ones—in horror films. Time(Dec 02, 2016) In the chase that follows, William saves Dolores so he can get to be the hero and she’s the damsel again, a very storybook setup. Time(Nov 14, 2016) n a young unmarried woman Syn|Hyper damoiselle, damosel, damozel, demoiselle maid, maiden an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) |
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