English Dictionary

chaperon

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/

名詞

An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.

日本語の意味

付き添い人：未婚の若者を社会的な場面で伴い、監督する成人。 / 見守り役：若者が不適切な社会的または性的関係に陥らないよう付き添って注意を促す大人。

The chaperon watched carefully from the corner of the ballroom to ensure the teenagers behaved politely.

付き添いの大人は舞踏会の隅から注意深く見守り、十代の若者たちが礼儀正しく振る舞うようにしていた。

意味（1）

An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.

I am, as it were, she concluded, the chaperon of my young cousin, Lucy, and it would be a serious thing if I put her under an obligation to people of whom we know nothing. His manner was somewhat unfortunate. I hope I acted for the best.

意味（2）

A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.

His head and face cover'd with a chaperon, out of which there are but two holes to look through.

意味（3）

A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.

chaperons （ plural ）