a beautiful woman; the most beautiful woman in a particular place 美女；（某地）最美的女人 You were the belle of the ball (= the most beautiful woman at a party, etc.). 你是舞会的美女。 a dainty Southern beach belle from Virginia 来自弗吉尼亚的精致南方海滩美女
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, feminine of beau, from Latin bella, feminine of bellus ‘beautiful’.