damsel
gb/dˈæmzəl/ us/dˈæmzəl/
B2
Ingles
~ 6800
leány, leányzó, hajadon, korallsügér
PANGNGALAN
B2
LITERARY
1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Kahulugan
young woman in old-style stories
Mga kolokasyon
damsel in distress
|fair damsel
|young damsel
|medieval damsel
|rescue a damsel
Mga kasingkahulugan
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".)
Mga kasalungat
young man (Opposite in gender; neutral modern term for a male counterpart to a damsel.)
Mga tema
literature
|stories
|relationships
|arts_entertainment
Depinisyon
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.
PANGNGALAN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
korallsügér
C1
Padron ng paggamit:
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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may not realize that "damsel" can also mean a type of fish and may confuse it with "damselfly", which is an insect.
Kahulugan
type of small reef fish
Mga kolokasyon
reef damsel
|juvenile damsel
|school of damsels
|brightly colored damsel
Mga kasingkahulugan
damselfish (More standard scientific and aquarium term; "damsel" is a shorter, informal name used by specialists or hobbyists.)
Mga kasalungat
predator (Contrasts with the small, often prey-sized or non-threatening nature of most damsel fish.)
Mga tema
animals
|science
|environment
|nature
Depinisyon
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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
damsel
IPA
GB/dˈæmzəl/
US/dˈæmzəl/
Mga pantig at diin
dam - sel (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (dam)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: damsel
- Plural: damsels
Mga kaugnay na salita
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.