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(gè)團(tuán)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?duì)的吉祥人物。

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(yùn)氣的人、動(dòng)物或物件，尤指用作體育運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)等某個(gè)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(gè)詞通常指能夠帶來好運(yùn)的某物或某人， 與其最早來源的幾個(gè)詞的詞意相比，這個(gè)詞所具有的褒義色彩是明顯的進(jìn)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(gè)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(hù)身符.，一個(gè)意為.女巫.的masco 的陰性小詞。 這個(gè)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(gè)詞是指象人們想的一樣魔力無邊；幸運(yùn)的是，它被我們記錄進(jìn)來了