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A mascot is an animal, a toy, or a person dressed as an animal (or a funny character) that stands for a team, a school, or a company.
A mascot is吉祥物是 an animal, a toy, or a person dressed as an animal (or a funny character)一種動物、玩偶，或是打扮成動物（或滑稽角色）的人，that stands for a team, a school, or a company用來代表一個隊伍、學校或公司。
People keep it close because they feel it brings good luck — though actually the luck is a story we tell. What the mascot really does is give the group a face and a bit of fun, so everyone feels they belong together.
People keep it close大家會把它帶在身邊 because they feel it brings good luck因為覺得它會帶來好運——though actually不過事實上 the luck is a story we tell那份好運只是我們自己講的故事。What the mascot really does吉祥物真正做的事 is give the group a face and a bit of fun是給這個團體一張臉、添點趣味，so everyone feels they belong together讓大家覺得彼此是一夥的。
You see mascots dancing at sports games, hugging children, and posing for photos. Shops print a mascot on bags and bottles so you remember the brand.
You see mascots你會看到吉祥物 dancing at sports games在球賽上跳舞、hugging children抱小朋友、and posing for photos擺姿勢拍照。Shops print a mascot on bags and bottles店家會把吉祥物印在袋子和瓶子上，so you remember the brand好讓你記住那個品牌。
The word feels friendly and a little playful, not like a hard school word. It names the character, not real magic.
The word feels friendly and a little playful這個字給人親切、帶點俏皮的感覺，not like a hard school word不像艱澀的書面詞。It names the character它指的是那個角色本身，not real magic不是真的魔法。
組成Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta, a little lucky charm or spell, the smaller form of masca, “witch.” That old masca is the same word-family as mask.
同家族的字
- maskboth go back to Latin masca, a ghost, nightmare, or witch-face
原始詞典資料6 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。
Mascotname
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A suburb in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
mascotnoun/ˈmæsˌkɒt/
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Something thought to bring good luck.
- I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.
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Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
- Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.
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A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
- He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games.
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human-sciencespsychologysciencesA personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
mascotverb/ˈmæsˌkɒt/
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To act as a mascot (for).
- The seniors were “mascoted” by two little girls dressed in green dresses […]
- Unlike the popular, sunny Van Zelst, McLoon was a sassy, hard-boiled kid who had been mascoting for various athletic teams and prize fighters […]
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。