How do you use "Debutante" in a sentence?

A debutante ball. She was a debutante in the 1950s. Debutantes being presented at court.

Debutante

Q: What does "Debutante" mean?

Young woman making her society debut A young upper-class woman being formally introduced to society, traditionally at a debutante ball. The practice has largely died out in Britain.

Slang Term BritishAmerican ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

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Meaning: Young woman making her society debut

在社交界初次亮相的年轻女性

Joven que debuta en sociedad

社交界にデビューする若い女性

사교계에 데뷔하는 젊은 여성

A young upper-class woman being formally introduced to society, traditionally at a debutante ball. The practice has largely died out in Britain.

正式被引入社交界的上流阶级年轻女性，传统上在名媛舞会上进行。这种做法在英国基本上已经消亡。

Una joven de clase alta que es presentada formalmente en sociedad, tradicionalmente en un baile de debutantes. Esta práctica ha desaparecido en gran medida en Gran Bretaña.

正式に社交界に紹介される上流階級の若い女性。伝統的にはデビュタントの舞踏会で行われる。この慣習は英国ではほぼ廃れている。

공식적으로 사교계에 소개되는 상류층 젊은 여성으로, 전통적으로 데뷔탕트 무도회를 통해 이루어졌다. 영국에서는 거의 사라진 관습이다.

Examples

A debutante ball.
名媛舞会
un baile de debutantes
デビュタント舞踏会
데뷔탕트 무도회
She was a debutante in the 1950s.
她在20世纪50年代是一位社交名媛
fue debutante en los años 50
彼女は1950年代のデビュタントだった
그녀는 1950년대의 데뷔탕트였다
Debutantes being presented at court.
在宫廷上亮相的名媛们
debutantes siendo presentadas en la corte
宮廷でお披露目されるデビュタントたち
궁정에서 소개되는 데뷔탕트들

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: historical, society

Tone: historical, nostalgic

✓ Do Say

A debutante
社交名媛
una debutante
デビュタント
데뷔탕트
Debutante season
名媛社交季
temporada de debutantes
デビュタントの季節
데뷔탕트 시즌

✗ Don't Say

Largely historical in UK
在英国基本属于历史概念
En gran medida histórico en el Reino Unido
英国ではほぼ歴史的な概念
영국에서는 거의 역사적인 용어

Common Mistakes

Thinking it still happens in UK

Origin & History

French 'débutante' (female beginner). In Britain, young ladies were presented at court to the monarch; the practice ended in 1958.

Etymology: French débutante (female beginner)

First recorded: 19th century English usage

Cultural Context

Era: Pre-1958 mainly, still in US South

Generation: Historical

Social background: Upper class

Pop culture: Period dramas; Society pages

Regional notes: British historical, still exists in American South.

Variations

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