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A deb is a : a young woman, usually from a rich or “society” family, formally introduced to adult social life at a ball or a season of parties. The custom is old-fashioned now, strongest in a certain British and American upper-class world — not a Taiwan custom. You will meet the word in novels, period films, and gossip about that world.
A deb is a debutante Deb就是debutante: a young woman, usually from a rich or "society" family一位通常來自富裕或『上流社會』家庭的年輕女性, formally introduced to adult social life at a ball or a season of parties在一場舞會或一整季的派對上正式被引介進入成人的社交生活. The custom is old-fashioned now這個習俗現在已經很老派了, strongest in a certain British and American upper-class world最盛行於某個特定的英美上流社會圈子 — not a Taiwan custom不是台灣的習俗. You will meet the word in novels, period films, and gossip about that world你會在小說、時代電影,以及關於那個圈子的八卦裡看到這個字.
Deb is the short, informal clip of (and sometimes of debut). It can sound or slightly mocking, depending on who says it.
Deb Deb is the short, informal clip of debutante是debutante的簡短口語縮寫 (and sometimes of debut)(有時候也是debut的縮寫). It can sound chirpy or slightly mocking聽起來可能輕快活潑,也可能帶點嘲諷, depending on who says it要看是誰在說.
Deb is also a nickname for the name Deborah, so if you see Deb on its own, look at the sentence: one is a young woman being launched into society, the other is just someone’s name.
Deb is also a nickname for the name Deborah Deb也是Deborah這個名字的暱稱, so if you see Deb on its own, look at the sentence所以如果你單獨看到Deb,要看上下文: one is a young woman being launched into society一個是被引介進入社交圈的年輕女性, the other is just someone's name另一個只是某人的名字.
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Debname詞源 1/dɛb/
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A diminutive of the female given name Deborah.
Debname詞源 2/dɛb/
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A transliteration of the Bengali surname দেব (deb).
- Radhakanta Deb, b. 1784
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A surname from Bengali.
- Sopan Deb, b. 1988
debnoun
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informalA debutante (a young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society).
- Josie Powell that was, prettiest deb in Dublin. How time flies by!
- Go back to your debs or little boys if that's what you fancy and leave us hard working girls, the virile, mature and experienced working men of this world.
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informalA debutante ball or debut.
- "When I met him at my deb, I fell for him. Wanted nothing more than to marry him. That it happened, even after all those years, felt as if the stars had finally aligned."
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datedslangA female member of a gang.
- Then one night Liz showed up at the factory with a scratched face and torn blouse. She had been in a fight at the park with another girl, a deb of the Porto Rican Flyers.
- I want you to take over absolute control of all the debs until Ruby is released. Your main job will be to see that most of the girls take at least two tricks a night someplace where the boys can roll them without too much trouble.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。