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单词 damsel
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dam•sel /ˈdæmzəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a maiden, originally one of noble birth:rescuing a damsel in distress.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dam•sel  (damzəl),USA pronunciation n. [Literary.]
  1. a young woman or girl;
    a maiden, originally one of gentle or noble birth.
  • Vulgar Latin *dominicella, equivalent. to Latin domin(a) lady (see dame) + -i- -i- + -cella feminine diminutive suffix
  • Anglo-French (Old French damoisele)
  • Middle English damisel 1150–1200

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
damsel /ˈdæmzəl/ n
  1. archaic or poetic a young unmarried woman; maiden
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French damoisele, from Vulgar Latin domnicella (unattested) young lady, from Latin domina mistress; see dame
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