maiden

maiden
maiden maid∙en noun 1. (literary) a young girl or woman who is not married • 少女;处女;未婚女子:
»stories of knights and fair maidens
关于骑士和美女的故事
2. (also ˌmaiden ˈover) (in cricket 板球) an over in which no points are scored • 未得分的一轮投球 adj. [only before noun] • being the first of its kind • 首次的;初次的:
»a maiden flight / voyage (= the first journey made by a plane / ship)
初次飞行;首航
»a maiden speech (= the first speech made by an MP in the parliaments of some countries)
议员在议会的初次演讲
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['meidn]
n. 少女, 處女
adj. 未婚的, 純潔的, 處女的, 無經驗的

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  • Maiden — Maid en, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. Amid the maiden throng. Addison. [1913 Webster] Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Never… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • maiden — maid‧en [ˈmeɪdn] adjective [only before a noun] used to describe something that is being done for the first time: • The group could pay a maiden dividend this year. * * * maiden UK US /ˈmeɪdən/ adjective [before noun] ► TRANSPORT, FINANCE being… …   Financial and business terms

  • maiden — [mād′ n] n. [ME < OE mægden, dim. < base of mægeth, maid, virgin, akin to Goth magaths, OHG magad < IE base * maghu , youngster, unmarried > OIr macc, son, MAC ] 1. Now Rare a) a girl or young unmarried woman b) a virgin 2. a race… …   English World dictionary

  • Maiden — Maid en, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; with it as an indefinite object. [1913 Webster] For had I maiden d it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maiden — Maid en (m[=a]d n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m[ae]gden, dim. of AS. m[ae]g[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m[ a]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m[ o]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maiden — Maiden, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maiden, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles (12.354651 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • maiden — ► NOUN 1) archaic or literary a girl or young woman. 2) archaic or literary a virgin. 3) (also maiden over) Cricket an over in which no runs are scored. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an older woman) unmarried. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Maiden — (engl., spr. mēden, »Jungfer«), in der Turfsprache ein Pferd, das noch kein öffentliches Rennen gewonnen hat. Ein Pferd, das eine Match (s. d.) gewonnen hat, bleibt M. Maidenerlaubnis, das Mindergewicht, das ein M. andern Pferden gegenüber im… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Maiden — (engl., spr. mehd n, »Jungfer«), ein Pferd, das kein öffentliches Rennen gewonnen hat …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • maiden — index incipient, initial, original (initial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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