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virgin/ˈvɜ:dʒin/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a person (esp. a woman) who has never had sexual intercourse 未发生过性行为的人；(尤指)处女 2a (作 the Virgin) Christ's mother the Blessed Virgin Mary 圣母玛利亚(基督之母) b a picture or statue of the Virgin 圣母玛利亚画像(或雕像) 3 (作 the Virgin) the zodiacal sign or constellation Virgo (指占星术中的)室女座，室女宫(黄道十二宫的第六宫) 4 colloq. a naive, innocent, or inexperienced person [口]天真的人，纯真的人，无经验的人 a political virgin 无政治头脑的人 5 a member of any order of women under a vow to remain virgins 贞女 6 a female insect producing eggs without impregnation 单性生殖雌虫 ●adj. 1 that is a virgin 处女的；童贞的，贞洁的 2 of or befitting a virgin 纯洁的，圣洁的 virgin modesty 圣洁，端庄 3 not yet used, penetrated, or tried 未经使用的；未开发的 virgin soil 未开垦的处女地 4 undefiled, spotless 未污染的，未玷污的；无瑕的 5 (of olive oil etc.) obtained from the first pressing of olives etc. (指橄榄油等)初榨的；直馏的 6 (of clay) not fired (指黏土)未烧制的 7 (of metal) made from ore by smelting (指金属)从矿石提取的，原生的 8 (of wool) not yet, or only once, spun or woven (指羊毛)未加工的；仅纺过一次的 9 (of an insect) producing eggs without impregnation (指昆虫)单性生殖的，未受精而产卵的 □ virginhood n.[Middle English via Anglo-French & Old French virgine from Latin virgo -ginis] |