单词	damsel
释义	damseldam‧sel /ˈdæmzəl/ noun [countable] old use Word Origin WORD ORIGINdamsel Origin: 1200-1300 Old French dameisele, from Latin domina ‘lady of high rank’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS The word used in Isaiah is the word damsel, a young woman. Unlike Fragonard's star-struck damsels, we keep one eye permanently trained on the future. Victorian damsels madly anticipate his imminent arrival. Willie Maley, a pearl among swine, dutifully held the door open for the departing damsel. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► damsel in distress Deep inside she seemed to have been waiting like some long-ago damsel in distress, waiting for her knight to rescue her. The real Mario has no such problems with damsels in distress. You know the sort of thing: the damsel in distress chained to the railway line as the express thunders towards her. 1damsel in distress a young woman who needs help or protection – used humorously2a young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old story
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