damsel
Word family noundamselfishdamseldamselfly
dam·sel /ˈdæmzəl/ noun [countableC] old use1. damsel in distress old use HELPa young woman who needs help or protection – used humorously 需要帮助[保护]的年轻女子〔幽默用法〕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.• You know the sort of thing: the damsel in distress chained to the railway line as the express thunders towards her.• The real Mario has no such problems with damsels in distress. 2. WOMANa young woman who is not married, especially a pretty young woman in an old story 〔尤指旧时故事中漂亮的〕未婚少女 Origin damsel (1200-1300) Old French dameisele, from Latin domina “lady of high rank”