Damsel
['dæmz(ə)l] or ['dæmzl]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of Wales.
(n.) A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden.
(n.) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper.
德斯蒙德錄入
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Maiden, maid, girl, lass, lassie, miss, young lady.
詹妮校對
解釋/意思:
n. a young unmarried woman: a girl.
校對:露辛达
例句/造句/用法:
- For this reason I avoided this high-born damsel. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Damsel, answered Conrade, it is not for thee to question, but to obey. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Damsel, he said, if the pity I feel for thee arise from any practice thine evil arts have made on me, great is thy guilt. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The officiating damsel, who had anticipated the order before it was given, set the glass of spirits before Pell, and retired. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Gramercy for the few drops of thy sprinkling, replied De Bracy; but this damsel hath wept enough to extinguish a beacon-light. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Thou hast spoken well, damsel, said the Grand Master; but well know we who can array himself like an angel of light. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Rowena wondered, hesitated, became curious, and ended by commanding the damsel to be admitted, and her attendants to withdraw. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Anyways,' said the damsel, 'I am glad punishment followed, and I say so. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- When he looked about him for another and a less intractable damsel to immortalize in melody, memory produced one with the most obliging readiness. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- That discreet damsel was attired as usual, except that she was now engaged in substituting for her green kid gloves a pair of white. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- This was a full-blown, very plump damsel, fair as waxwork, with handsome and regular features, languishing blue eyes, and ringleted yellow hair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I had drawn my bow to send a shaft after him, but spared him even for the sake of the damsel, who I feared might take harm from the arrow. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Cedric darted at the forward damsel a glance of hasty resentment; but Rowena, and whatever belonged to her, were privileged and secure from his anger. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Noble damsel,--again the Knight of Ivanhoe began; and again Rebecca hastened to interrupt him. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Hound of the Temple--stain to thine Order--set free the damsel! 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
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