candy striper

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A volunteer worker in a hospital or hospice. US

词形变化

candy stripers plural candy-striper alternative candystriper alternative

词源

First appears in the US c. 1944, from candy stripe + -er, due to the red-and-white striped jumpers worn by hospital volunteers, which resembled stick candy (being candy-striped); originally worn by a group of high-school girls who volunteered as hospital workers at East Orange General Hospital in New Jersey.
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