| 释义 |
maidenism rare.|ˈmeɪd(ə)nɪz(ə)m|
[f. maiden n. + -ism.]
Maidenish bearing and behaviour; a maidenish notion or peculiarity.
1790A. Seward Lett. (1811) III. 38 When he confessed these maidenisms, I despaired of his suiting the pleasant, prancing, pop-gun situation of butler at Prior's Lea. 1825Gentl. Mag. XCV. i. 626 The elegant simplicity and delicate maidenism of the pretty Miriam Gray. |