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单词 Cinderella
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Definition of Cinderella in English:

Cinderella

proper nounsɪndəˈrɛləˌsɪndəˈrɛlə
  • 1A girl in various traditional European fairy tales. In the version by Charles Perrault she is exploited as a servant by her family but enabled by a fairy godmother to attend a royal ball. She meets and captivates Prince Charming but has to flee at midnight, accidentally leaving one of the glass slippers she is wearing behind. The prince sends servants all over the country to find the young woman whose foot fits the slipper: when Cinderella is finally found, she and Prince Charming marry.

    灰姑娘(许多欧洲传统童话中人物;根据查尔斯·佩罗的版本,她在家中听人使唤,受尽欺压,后遇仙女保护神让她参加王宫舞会,她邂逅并征服了魅力王子,但不得不在午夜时逃离,留下一只水晶鞋,王子靠了它才找回灰姑娘)

    1. 1.1as noun A person or thing that is undeservedly neglected or ignored.
      is research into breast cancer to remain the Cinderella of medicine?

      对乳腺癌的研究仍然会是医学的疏漏吗?

      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is the Cinderella of the arts, dependent on celebrities and multinationals for its erratic funding.
      • They are the Cinderellas of the public sector workers.
      • It is that mentality that has made the grammar schools the Cinderellas of the Five Year Plan.
      • Mental health patients are the Cinderellas of the NHS, always have been, always will be.
      • According to Cllr Brian Stanley athletics is still the Cinderella of sport in Laois.
      • The art gallery may justly be considered the Cinderella of leisure provision in the city.
      • In terms of recognition, children's companies have been the Cinderellas of theatre.

Origin

From cinder + the diminutive suffix -ella, on the pattern of French Cendrillon, from cendre 'cinders'.

Rhymes

a cappella, Arabella, Bella, bestseller, Capella, cellar, citronella, Clarabella, corella, Daniela, Della, dispeller, dweller, Ella, expeller, favela, fella, fellah, feller, Fenella, Floella, foreteller, Heller, impeller, interstellar, Keller, Louella, Mandela, mortadella, mozzarella, Nigella, novella, paella, panatella, patella, predella, propeller, queller, quinella, repeller, rosella, rubella, salmonella, Santiago de Compostela, seller, smeller, speller, Stella, stellar, tarantella, teller, umbrella, Viyella

Definition of Cinderella in US English:

Cinderella

proper nounˌsindəˈreləˌsɪndəˈrɛlə
  • 1A girl in various traditional European fairy tales. In the version by Charles Perrault she is exploited as a servant by her family but enabled by a fairy godmother to attend a royal ball. She meets and captivates Prince Charming but has to flee at midnight, accidentally leaving one of the glass slippers she is wearing behind. The prince sends servants all over the country to find the young woman whose foot fits the slipper: when Cinderella is finally found, she and Prince Charming marry.

    灰姑娘(许多欧洲传统童话中人物;根据查尔斯·佩罗的版本,她在家中听人使唤,受尽欺压,后遇仙女保护神让她参加王宫舞会,她邂逅并征服了魅力王子,但不得不在午夜时逃离,留下一只水晶鞋,王子靠了它才找回灰姑娘)

    1. 1.1as noun a Cinderella A person or thing that is undeservedly neglected or ignored.
      is research into breast cancer to remain the Cinderella of medicine?

      对乳腺癌的研究仍然会是医学的疏漏吗?

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mental health patients are the Cinderellas of the NHS, always have been, always will be.
      • According to Cllr Brian Stanley athletics is still the Cinderella of sport in Laois.
      • In terms of recognition, children's companies have been the Cinderellas of theatre.
      • They are the Cinderellas of the public sector workers.
      • The art gallery may justly be considered the Cinderella of leisure provision in the city.
      • It is that mentality that has made the grammar schools the Cinderellas of the Five Year Plan.
      • This is the Cinderella of the arts, dependent on celebrities and multinationals for its erratic funding.
    2. 1.2Philately A label similar to a stamp that is not valid as postage.

Origin

From cinder + the diminutive suffix -ella, on the pattern of French Cendrillon, from cendre ‘cinders’.

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