maiden
英:[ˈmeɪdn] 美: [ˈmedn]
maiden 基本解释
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)[C]处女,少女 unmarried woman
adj.(形容词)[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
maiden 相关例句
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.)- 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。 - The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.
王子爱上了一位美丽的年轻少女。 - 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.)- What's your mother's maiden name?
你母亲结婚前的姓名? - 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。 - It was the ship's maiden voyage.
那是该船的处女航。 - The ship made its maiden voyage last week.
上星期这艘船初次航行。
权威例句
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