"talisman, charm," 1881, from provincial French mascotte "sorcerer's charm, 'faerie friend,' good luck piece" (19c.), of uncertain origin, perhaps from or related to Proven?al mascoto "sorcery, fetish" (a Narbonnese manuscript of 1233 has mascotto "procuress, enchantment, bewitchment in gambling"), from masco "witch," from Old Proven?al 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.
例文
1. Our school had a mascot known as Freddy Bird.
私たちの学校には「フレディ?バード」というマスコットがあります。
2.The team 's mascot is a giant swan.
このチームのマスコットはオオハクチョウです。
3.The football team 's mascot is a goat.
サッカーチームのマスコットはヤギです。
4.We had a panda asour mascot .
パンダを吉祥物としています。
5.His little son is the mascot for the local football team.