Damsel in Distressとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈdæm.zəl ɪn dɪˈstɹɛs/

名詞

damsel in distress (plural damsels in distress)

1. A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.
   • 1995, Ani DiFranco (lyrics and music), “Not a Pretty Girl”, in Not a Pretty Girl:

     I am not a pretty girl / That is not what I do / I ain't no damsel in distress / And I don't need to be rescued

   • 2020 May 27, Ruby Hamad, “A White Damsel Leveraged Racial Power and Failed”, in New York Times‎:

     The damsel-in-distress archetype probably conjures up images of delicate maidens and chivalrous gentlemen. That is precisely what it is designed to do — for white people.

派生語

• didcap

Further reading

• damsel in distress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia