"talisman, charm," 1881, from provincial French mascotte "sorcerer's charm, 'faerie friend,' good luck piece" (19c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Proven?al mascoto "sorcery, fetish" (a Narbonnese manuscript of 1233 has mascotto "procuress, enchantment, bewitchment in gambling"), from masco "witch," from Old Proven?al masca, itself of unknown origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin masca "mask, specter, nightmare" (see mask (n.)). Popularized by French composer Edmond Audran's 1880 comic operetta "La Mascotte," about a household "fairy" who gives luck to an Italian peasant, performed in a toned-down translation in England from fall 1881.
雙語例句
1. Our school had a mascot known as Freddy Bird.
我們學校有一個名叫“弗雷迪小鳥”的吉祥物。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The team's mascot is a giant swan.
這個隊的吉祥物是只大天鵝。
來自《權威詞典》
3. The football team's mascot is a goat.
足球隊的吉祥物是山羊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. We had a panda as our mascot.
我們把熊貓作為吉詳物.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
5. His little son is the mascot for the local football team.