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- archaic or poetic/literary a girl or young woman, especially an unmarried one〈古或诗/文〉少女, （尤指未婚的）年轻妇女。
1.1
- a virgin处女。
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- （亦作maiden over）Cricket an over in which no runs are scored【板球】零得分投球轮。
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- (of a woman, especially an older one) unmarried（尤指年纪较大女性）未婚的：
a maiden aunt.
未婚的姑妈。
1.1
- (of a female animal) unmated（雌性动物）未交配过的。
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- being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind首次的, 处女的：
the Titanic's maiden voyage.
泰坦尼克号的处女航。
2.1
- denoting a horse that has never won a race or a race intended for such horses（赛马）从未跑赢过的; 为从未胜出的赛马举行的比赛。
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- (of a tree or other fruiting plant) in its first year of growth（树木或其他果实植物）生长期第一年内的。
派生词
maidenhood
nounmaidenish
adjectivemaiden-like
adjectivemaidenly
adjective词源
Old English mæden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning 'maid， virgin'; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd 'maid'， from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug 'boy， servant'.