damsel
gb/dˈæmzəl/ us/dˈæmzəl/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 6800
leány, leányzó, hajadon, korallsügér
คำนาม
B2
LITERARY
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
a [adjective] damsel
The knight swore to protect the damsel throughout their perilous journey.
A lovag megesküdött, hogy veszedelmes útjuk során mindvégig megvédi a leányt.
In the painting, a lone damsel stands by the castle window, gazing out to sea.
A festményen egy magányos leány áll a vár ablakában, és merengve tekint ki a tengerre.
He dressed up as a knight and his friend as a damsel for the costume party.
The film plays with the idea of a damsel who is actually more capable than the heroes who try to save her.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
In many old stories, a knight saves a damsel.
Sok régi történetben egy lovag megment egy leányt.
The book is about a brave damsel who fights a dragon.
A könyv egy bátor leányról szól, aki megküzd egy sárkánnyal.
She joked that she was a damsel waiting for a taxi, not for a prince.
The artist painted a damsel in a long blue dress.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use "damsel" in normal, modern situations to mean any woman. In everyday English this sounds strange or joking; people usually just say "woman", "girl", or "young woman", and "damsel" appears mostly in the fixed phrase "damsel in distress" or in fantasy/fairy-tale style writing.
ความหมาย
young woman in old-style stories
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
damsel in distress
|fair damsel
|young damsel
|medieval damsel
|rescue a damsel
คำพ้องความหมาย
young woman (Neutral, modern term; lacks the old-fashioned or storybook feeling of "damsel".)
|
maiden (Also literary/archaic; often suggests purity or virginity more strongly than "damsel".)
คำตรงข้าม
young man (Opposite in gender; neutral modern term for a male counterpart to a damsel.)
หัวข้อ
literature
|stories
|relationships
|arts_entertainment
คำจำกัดความ
A young woman, often in old stories or in a joking way, not a normal word for women today.
A young, usually unmarried woman, especially in old-fashioned, romantic, or fairy-tale settings.
คำนาม
C1
TECHNICAL
2
korallsügér
C1
รูปแบบการใช้:
a [adjective] damsel (fish)
A school of blue damsels darted in and out of the coral heads.
Egy rajnyi kék korallsügér cikázott ki-be a korallfejek között.
The aquarist added a yellowtail damsel to the reef tank to add more color and movement.
Az akvarista egy sárgafarkú korallsügért tett a zátonyakváriumba, hogy több színt és mozgást vigyen bele.
Snorkelers can often see tiny damsels defending their territory among the branching corals.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
We saw many small damsels when we dived on the reef.
Sok apró korallsügért láttunk, amikor a zátonynál búvárkodtunk.
The bright blue damsel was easy to see in the clear water.
A ragyogó kék korallsügért könnyű volt észrevenni a tiszta vízben.
He keeps two damsels in his saltwater aquarium at home.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not realize that "damsel" can also mean a type of fish and may confuse it with "damselfly", which is an insect.
ความหมาย
type of small reef fish
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
reef damsel
|juvenile damsel
|school of damsels
|brightly colored damsel
คำพ้องความหมาย
damselfish (More standard scientific and aquarium term; "damsel" is a shorter, informal name used by specialists or hobbyists.)
คำตรงข้าม
predator (Contrasts with the small, often prey-sized or non-threatening nature of most damsel fish.)
หัวข้อ
animals
|science
|environment
|nature
คำจำกัดความ
A small, colorful fish that lives around coral reefs, also called a damselfish.
A small, often brightly colored tropical reef fish, especially one of the damselfish family.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
damsel
IPA
GB/dˈæmzəl/
US/dˈæmzəl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
dam - sel (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (dam)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: damsel
- Plural: damsels
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
damsel in distress
1/dˈæmzəl ˈɪn dɪstɹˈɛs/
idiom
literary
woman in danger needing rescue
A young woman who is in trouble and needs to be saved, especially in stories or when speaking in a joking way.
ตัวอย่าง
- The movie deliberately avoids the old "damsel in distress" stereotype by giving the heroine her own power.
- He rushed over to help, but she laughed and said, "Relax, I’m no damsel in distress."
- Fairy tales often feature a damsel in distress locked in a tower or guarded by a dragon.