| 单词 | maiden |
| 释义 | maiden n. 1. a archaic or poet. a girl; a young unmarried woman. b (attrib.) unmarried (maiden aunt). 2. Cricket = maiden over. 3. (attrib.) (of a female animal) unmated. 4. (often attrib.) a a horse that has never won a race. b a race open only to such horses. 5. (attrib.) being or involving the first attempt or occurrence (maiden speech; maiden voyage). Phrases and idioms maiden name a wife's surname before marriage. maiden over Cricket an over in which no runs are scored off the bat. Derivatives maidenhood n. maidenish adj. maidenlike adj. maidenly adj. Etymology: OE m{aelig}gden, dimin. f. m{aelig}geth f. Gmc |
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