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maidenhood

/meyd-n-hood/US // ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd //UK // (ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd) //

女儿身,女儿身份,女贞,女儿情结

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.

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Examples

  • To them she was merely the conventional nonenity of maidenhood that Japanese etiquette demanded.

  • To the glowing beauty of her maidenhood Margaret has added the serene beauty of motherhood.

  • We had no time for unsuitable reading, and none of the cares or dissipations of maidenhood perplexed our straight forward way.

  • He adored young maidenhood always and nobility of character, and he was always the champion of the weak and the oppressed.

  • But the fresh, gracious maidenhood in her cast aside these unwonted studies in mind-reading.