debutante

英 [ˈdebjutɑːnt]

美 [ˈdebjutɑːnt]

n.  首次进入上流社交场合的富家年轻女子

复数：debutantes　

BNC.33190 / COCA.22142

牛津词典

noun

• 首次进入上流社交场合的富家年轻女子
  a young, rich or upper-class woman who is going to fashionable social events for the first time

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (上层社会）首次进入社交界的年轻女子
  Adebutanteis a young woman from the upper classes who has started going to social events with other young people.
  1. She dazzled London society as the most beautiful debutante of her generation.
     她首次出现在伦敦社交界便艳惊四座，被视为同龄人里最美丽的年轻女子。

英英释义

noun

• a young woman making her debut into society
  Synonym:deb

双语例句

• Maria Sharapova is this year's phenomenon, probably wimbledon's principal debutante.
  莎娃是今年的新起之秀，或许是温布顿主要的初登场人物。
• Explain to me what a debutante ball is, precisely.
  给我准确地解释一下初入社交舞会。
• I have no interest in being a debutante. it's totally archaic.
  我对社交亮相没兴趣，太老土了。
• The debutante's photograph was at the head of the society page.
  那位初进社交界的少女的照片登在社会版的头条。
• I attended a debutante ball.
  我参加过一个初入社交的舞会。
• The same dress she wore to her own debutante ball?
  她当年初入社交舞会的裙子嘛？
• Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc..
  代表国家等正式参加一种社交活动。
• It seems that coming out of the closet was born as a mixture of two metaphors: a debutante proudly stepping into the arms of a community and a shocking secret being kept in hiding.
  看起来出柜的出现是两个隐喻词的汇合：公开参加同一群体的社交活动，以及一个隐藏着的惊人秘密。
• The phrase was borrowed from the world of debutante balls, where young women came out in being officially introduced to society.
  这个词从上流女子舞会里借用过来的，因为在这种场合中，年轻女子正式介绍到社交圈会时，都称作出柜。
• What should girls NOT prepare for a debutante ball?
  女孩不应该为初入社交舞会准备什么？