名詞 mascot:

1. a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

1. The regimental mascot is a goat.
   這個團的吉祥物是山羊。
2. His little son is the mascot for the local football team.
   他的小兒子是當(dāng)?shù)刈闱蜿牭募槿宋铩?/div>

mas.cot

n.（名詞）
A person, an animal, or an object believed to bring good luck, especially one kept as the symbol of an organization such as a sports team.
吉祥物，吉祥符：相信能夠帶來好運氣的人、動物或物件，尤指用作體育運動隊等某個組織的標(biāo)志符

來源：
French mascotte [sorcerer`s charm, mascot]
法語 mascotte [魔法師的魔力，福神]
from Provenôal mascoto [sorcery, fetish]
源自 普羅旺斯語 mascoto [巫術(shù)，魔法；物神，偶像]
from masco [witch]
源自 masco [女巫]
ultimately from Late Latin [mask, specter, witch]
最終源自 后期拉丁語 [面罩，幽靈，女巫]

<注釋>The wordmascot, which usually denotes something or someone that brings good luck, enjoys a positive meaning that is a distinct improvement over the meanings of some of its ancestors. Mascot came into English as a borrowing of the French wordmascotte, meaning .mascot, charm..The English word is first recorded in 88 shortly after the French word, itself first recorded in 8'7,was popularized by the operaLa Mascotte, performed in December 880. The French word in turn came from the Modern Provenôal wordmascoto, .piece of witchcraft, charm, amulet,.a feminine diminutive ofmasco, .witch.. This word can probably be traced back to Late Latinmasca, .witch, specter..Perhaps a mascot is as powerful as people think;fortunately, it is now in our corner.
mascot 這個詞通常指能夠帶來好運的某物或某人， 與其最早來源的幾個詞的詞意相比，這個詞所具有的褒義色彩是明顯的進步。 Mascot 是借自法語的mascotte， 意思是.符咒，魔力。.該法語詞的記錄8'7年出現(xiàn)不久，就在88年有了這個英語詞匯的最早記錄，因880年2月演出的一出歌劇La Mascotte 而流傳開來。 法語中單詞來源于現(xiàn)代普羅旺斯語mascoto ， 意思是.女巫的魔法，魔術(shù)，護身符.，一個意為.女巫.的masco 的陰性小詞。 這個詞可能追溯到后期拉丁語的masca ， 意為.女巫，幻象.?；蛟S吉祥物這個詞是指象人們想的一樣魔力無邊；幸運的是，它被我們記錄進來了