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单词 chaperons
释义

chaperon or chaperone /shapˈə-rōn/

noun
  1. Formerly, a kind of hood or cap
  2. A person (esp an older woman) who accompanies a girl or young woman to social events for protection, restraint, or appearance's sake
  3. Someone who supervises a group of children or young people, eg on school outings, etc
transitive verb

To attend in such a capacity

ORIGIN: Fr, a large hood, from chape a hooded cloak, from LL cappa; see cape1

chapˈeronage noun

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