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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. 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. 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. The word feels friendly and a little playful, not like a hard school word. It names the character, not real magic.
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，摘錄並精簡格式，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 […]
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