"talisman, charm," 1881, from provincial French mascotte "sorcerer's charm, 'faerie friend,' good luck piece" (19c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Provençal mascoto "sorcery, fetish" (a Narbonnese manuscript of 1233 has mascotto "procuress, enchantment, bewitchment in gambling"), from masco "witch," from Old Provençal masca, itself of unknown origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin masca "mask, specter, nightmare" (see mask (n.)). Popularized by French composer Edmond Audran's 1880 comic operetta "La Mascotte," about a household "fairy" who gives luck to an Italian peasant, performed in a toned-down translation in England from fall 1881.
双语例句
1. Our school had a mascot known as Freddy Bird.
我们学校有一个名叫“弗雷迪小鸟”的吉祥物。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The team's mascot is a giant swan.
这个队的吉祥物是只大天鹅。
来自《权威词典》
3. The football team's mascot is a goat.
足球队的吉祥物是山羊.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We had a panda as our mascot.
我们把熊猫作为吉详物.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. His little son is the mascot for the local football team.
