| 单词 | virgin |
| 释义 | virgin n. & adj. --n 1. a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse. 2. a (the Virgin) Christ's mother the Blessed Virgin Mary. b a picture or statue of the Virgin. 3. (the Virgin) the zodiacal sign or constellation Virgo. 4. colloq. a na{iuml}ve, innocent, or inexperienced person (a political virgin). 5. a member of any order of women under a vow to remain virgins. 6. a female insect producing eggs without impregnation. --adj 1. that is a virgin. 2. of or befitting a virgin (virgin modesty). 3. not yet used, penetrated, or tried (virgin soil). 4. undefiled, spotless. 5. (of clay) not fired. 6. (of metal) made from ore by smelting. 7. (of wool) not yet, or only once, spun or woven. 8. (of an insect) producing eggs without impregnation. Phrases and idioms virgin birth 1. the doctrine of Christ's birth without a human father. 2. parthenogenesis. virgin comb a honeycomb that has been used only once for honey and never for brood. virgin forest a forest in its untouched natural state. virgin honey honey taken from a virgin comb, or drained from the comb without heat or pressure. virgin queen an unfertilized queen bee. the Virgin Queen Queen Elizabeth I of England. virgin's bower a clematis, Clematis viticella. Derivatives virginhood n. Etymology: ME f. AF & OF virgine f. L virgo -ginis |
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