(亦作chaperon /ˈʃæpərəʊn/)
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- a person who accompanies and looks after another person or group of people, in particular陪伴照看人员（尤指照看一群人）：
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- dated an older woman responsible for the decorous behaviour of a young unmarried girl at social occasions〈旧〉未婚少女社交举止监督人（常为年长妇女）。
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- a person who takes charge of a child or group of children in public公众场合儿童照看人员。
派生词
chaperonage
/ˈʃæpərənɪdʒ/ noun词源
late Middle English （denoting a hood or cap， regarded as giving protection）： from French， feminine of chaperon 'hood'， diminutive of chape （see CHAPE）. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent.