Debutante
Slang Term
BritishAmerican
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Neutral
含义: 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.
例句
- 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
发音
用法指南
语境: historical, society
语气: historical, nostalgic
✓ 正确说法
- 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
✗ 错误说法
- 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
常见错误
- Thinking it still happens in UK
起源与历史
French 'débutante' (female beginner). In Britain, young ladies were presented at court to the monarch; the practice ended in 1958.
词源: French débutante (female beginner)
最早记录: 19th century English usage
文化背景
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.
变体
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