chaperone
chaperone
[ˈʃapərəʊn]
(亦作 chaperon ˈʃapərɒn)
noun
chaperonage
[ˈʃap(ə)r(ə)nɪdʒ]
noun
语源
[ˈʃapərəʊn]
(亦作 chaperon ˈʃapərɒn)
noun
- a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people, in particular
陪伴照看人员，尤指照看一群人
■(dated)an older woman responsible for the decorous behaviour of a young unmarried girl at social occasions
(旧)未婚少女社交举止监督人（常为年长妇女）
■a person who takes charge of a child or group of children in public
公众场合儿童照看人员
- [with obj.]accompany and look after or supervise
陪伴照看；监督
chaperonage
[ˈʃap(ə)r(ə)nɪdʒ]
noun
语源
- late Middle English (denoting a hood or cap, regarded as giving protection): from French, feminine of chaperon 'hood', diminutive of chape (see chape). The current sense dates from the early 18th cent
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