| 词汇 | chaperone |
| 词源 | chaperone. The chaperone was originally a hood or mantle worn by priests and others in medieval France, the word itself meaning “little mantle.” It was later adopted as a fashion by En- glish ladies, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that chaperone meant a married woman who shelters or protects a young woman, much as the hood protects the face. |
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