virgin

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/    /ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/|/ˈvɝd͡ʒɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
    — On the other hand, the daughter of a clergyman repeatedly performed fellatio instead of genital intercourse so that she could remain a virgin.
  2. A person who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
  3. Someone vowed to virginity (usually a woman and often a consecrated virgin), or someone who died in defense of their virginity; (especially) one venerated as a saint.
    — In its list of saints, the Catholic Church classifies St. Agnes, St. Maria Goretti, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux as virgins.
  4. One who has never used or experienced a specified thing. informal
    — I've never eaten tofu before—you could say I'm a tofu virgin.
  5. Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
  6. A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
  7. A dedicated fan of "virgincore" bands, e.g., Car Seat Headrest, Radiohead, and Weezer. slang
  8. A person who plays certain video games that are popularly believed to appeal to virgins, e.g., League of Legends, Paradox Interactive grand strategy games, and World of Warcraft. derogatory,slang
  9. A Redditor. derogatory,slang
  10. A person who wears certain items of clothing that are popularly considered to be unfashionable, e.g., Crocs and fedoras. derogatory,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse. not-comparable,usually
    — Innocence and virgin Modestie […] / That would be woo’d, and not unsought be won
  2. Of a physical object, untouched.
    — The white cold virgin snow upon my heart / Abates the ardour of my liver.
  3. Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
    — virgin prairie
    clay that has never been fired
  4. Inexperienced.
    — The woman shook dangerously, an obvious virgin gunhandler.
  5. Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
    — Wondering how some oil is somehow more virgin than regular virgin olive oil can be a real head-scratcher.
  6. Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol. not-comparable,usually
    — a virgin daiquiri

词形变化

virgins plural more virgin comparative most virgin superlative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English virgine, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō. Doublet of Virgo. Displaced native Old English fǣmne.
词源 2
From Middle English virgine, from Old French virgine, from Latin virginem, accusative of virgō. Doublet of Virgo. Displaced native Old English fǣmne.
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