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chatelaine

/shat-l-eyn; French shahtuh-len/US // ˈʃæt lˌeɪn; French ʃɑtəˈlɛn //UK // (ˈʃætəˌleɪn, French ʃɑtlɛn) //

聊天室,聊斋,聊斋志异,闲聊

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural chat·e·laines [shat-l-eynz; French shahtuh-len]. /ˈʃæt lˌeɪnz; French ʃɑtəˈlɛn/.

    • : the mistress of a castle.
    • : the mistress of an elegant or fashionable household.
    • : a hooklike clasp or a chain for suspending keys, trinkets, scissors, a watch, etc., worn at the waist by women.
    • : a woman's lapel ornament resembling this.

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Examples

  • She was a tiny thing, in a marvellous frock and a flowery hat and a silver girdle and chatelaine.

  • His voice trembled with the agony of love and pain, as she drew the solitaire out of the chatelaine bag at her belt.

  • For the last year Dinah had played the chatelaine, and spent the winter only at La Baudraye.

  • The natural servant wears her apron smartly; the born chatelaine with an inimitable grace.

  • The fame of the brilliant and beautiful Baroness Wrangell, first chatelaine of the castle, lives after her.