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maiden

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英 [ˈmeɪdn]
美 [ˈmedn]
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  • n.

    未婚女子;处女;断头机;未得分的投球

  • adj.

    处女的,少女的;首次的,初次的;没有经验的;

  • 变形

    复数:maidens

    双语释义

    n.(名词)
    1. [C]处女,少女 unmarried woman
    adj.(形容词)
    1. [A]首次的,初次的 first or earliest

    英英释义

    maiden[ 'meidən ]

    • n.
      • an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

        同义词:maid

      • (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

        同义词:maiden over

    • adj.serving to set in motion

      "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"

      同义词:inauguralinitiativeinitiatoryfirst

    学习怎么用

    词汇搭配

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词
    • maiden flight首次飞行
    • maiden work处女作

    词组短语

    maiden name(女子的)婚前姓;娘家姓

    iron maiden铁娘子;铁处女(英国伦敦的重金属乐队)

    同近义词辨析

    single, virgin, maiden

    这组词都有“未婚者,孤身一人”的意思,其区别是:

    single指尚未结婚的人,但更多指终生不结婚的人。

    virgin通常指未婚者,贞洁未被玷污的人,或指婚烟关系尚未完成者。

    maiden与virgin含义相近,但更着重年轻与未婚,或未曾发生过任何两性关系。

    girl, daughter, maid, maiden

    这组词都有“姑娘,女孩子”的意思,其区别是:

    girl指7岁到12岁左右的女孩,与boy相对,广义指未婚的女孩。

    daughter指女子对父母而言的概称,不涉及年龄的大小。

    maid指闺女,女佣人。

    maiden指少女,处女或未婚女子。

    双语例句

    用作名词(n.)
    1. The old song was about a fair maiden and her suitors.
      这个旧歌唱的是一个漂亮的未婚女人和她的求婚者的事。
    2. The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.
      王子爱上了一位美丽的年轻少女。
    3. The poem is about a fair maiden.
      这首诗描述的是一个美丽的少女。
    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. What's your mother's maiden name?
      你母亲结婚前的姓名?
    2. I was surprised when I was introduced to the disco organizer,she turned out to be a maiden lady in her fifties.
      当被介绍给那位迪斯科舞会组织者时,我非常惊奇,原来她是一位50来岁的未婚妇女。
    3. It was the ship's maiden voyage.
      那是该船的处女航。
    4. The ship made its maiden voyage last week.
      上星期这艘船初次航行。

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