damsel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dam·sel /ˈdæmzəl/ noun [countable] old use 1. damsel in distress old use HELPa young woman who needs help or protection – used humorously 需要帮助[保护]的年轻女子〔幽默用法〕2. WOMANa young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old story 〔尤指旧时故事中漂亮的〕未婚少女
Examples from the Corpus
damsel• 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”dam·sel nounChineseSyllable
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damsel
dam‧sel /ˈdæmzəl/
noun [countable] old use
2. a young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old story
dam‧sel /ˈdæmzəl/
noun [countable] old use Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: dameisele, from Latin domina 'lady of high rank'
1. damsel in distress a young woman who needs help or protection – used humorouslyLanguage: Old French
Origin: dameisele, from Latin domina 'lady of high rank'
2. a young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old story
