单词 | vestal virgin |
释义 | vestal virginSEE SYNONYMS FOR vestal virgin ON THESAURUS.COM noun(in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar. Origin of vestal virginlate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby vestal virginvessel, vessel element, vest, Vesta, vestal, vestal virgin, vestal virgins, Vestavia Hills, vested, vested interest, vestee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for vestal virginvestal virgin noun(in ancient Rome) one of the four, later six, virgin priestesses whose lives were dedicated to Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。