damsel in distress

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仿譯法語 demoiselle en détresse,源自大量戏剧表现形式中的经典主题。

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damsel in distress (複數 damsels in distress)

  1. 需要帮助少女,在困境中的少女
    • 1995, Ani DiFranco (作曲作詞), “Not a Pretty Girl”, 出自 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
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    • 2020 5月 27, Ruby Hamad, “A White Damsel Leveraged Racial Power and Failed”, 出自 New York Times[1]:
      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.
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