A Cinderella is a person, team, place, or thing that has been left in the corner — ignored, given less money, less praise, less time — while others were treated as the main event. English took the name from the fairy-tale girl who sat in the ashes while her sisters went to the dance, so the word still carries that picture: unpaid work, no invitation, then sometimes a sudden lift into the light.

A Cinderella一個Cinderella is a person, team, place, or thing指的是一個人、一支隊伍、一個地方，或一件事物 that has been left in the corner被晾在角落——ignored, given less money, less praise, less time受到忽視、拿到較少的錢、較少的讚美、較少的時間——while others were treated as the main event而其他人卻被當成主角在對待。English took the name英文把這個名字 from the fairy-tale girl取自童話裡那個女孩 who sat in the ashes坐在灰燼裡，while her sisters went to the dance而她的姊姊們卻去參加舞會，so the word still carries that picture所以這個詞至今仍帶著那個畫面：unpaid work, no invitation沒有酬勞的工作、沒有被邀請，then sometimes a sudden lift into the light然後有時突然被拉進光亮之中。

Papers talk about a Cinderella service in a hospital, a Cinderella sport, a Cinderella industry; fans talk about a Cinderella team that nobody fancied until it started winning. A Cinderella story is the whole arc: overlooked, then transformed.

Papers talk about報紙會談到 a Cinderella service in a hospital醫院裡的一項Cinderella服務、a Cinderella sport一項Cinderella運動、a Cinderella industry一個Cinderella產業；fans talk about球迷則會談到 a Cinderella team一支Cinderella球隊，that nobody fancied until it started winning一支原本沒人看好，直到開始獲勝才受矚目的球隊。A Cinderella story一個Cinderella story is the whole arc講的是完整的過程：overlooked, then transformed先被忽視，然後脫胎換骨。

The word is almost always written with a capital C, like a name, even when it means a thing and not a girl. It is common in journalism and in talk about sport and public money; it is warmer and more story-like than neglected.

The word這個詞 is almost always written with a capital C幾乎總是以大寫C開頭，like a name就像寫一個人名一樣，even when it means a thing and not a girl即使指的是一件事物而不是一個女孩。It它 is common in journalism and in talk about sport and public money常見於新聞報導，以及談運動和公共資金的話題裡；it它 is warmer and more story-like than neglected比neglected這個詞更溫暖、更有故事感。

Though actually, it does not promise a happy ending. Plenty of Cinderellas stay in the kitchen. And it is not only for women: a men’s club, a bus route, or a forgotten software tool can all be called a Cinderella.

Though actually不過實際上，it does not promise a happy ending它並不保證會有幸福結局。Plenty of Cinderellas很多Cinderella stay in the kitchen最後還是留在廚房裡。And it is not only for women而且這個詞不是只用在女性身上：a men's club一個男子俱樂部、a bus route一條公車路線，or a forgotten software tool或一個被遺忘的軟體工具 can all be called a Cinderella都可以被稱為Cinderella。