单词 | Cinderella |
释义 | Cinderella /sin'deuh rel"euh/, n. 1. a heroine of a fairy tale or folk tale who is maltreated by a malevolent stepmother but achieves happiness and marries a prince through the benevolent intervention of a fairy godmother. 2. (italics) the tale itself, the earliest version of which is in Chinese and dates from the 9th century A.D. 3. (italics) a ballet (1945) with musical score by Sergei Prokofiev. 4. a person or thing of merit, undeservedly neglected or forced into a wretched or obscure existence. 5. a person who achieves unexpected or sudden success or recognition, esp. after obscurity, neglect, or misery. |
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