vestal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.
  2. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
  3. A nun.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. not-comparable
  2. Pure; chaste. not-comparable
    — Does money fail?—come to my mint—coin paper, Till gold be at a discount, and ashamed To show his bilious face, go purge himself, In emulation of her vestal whiteness.

词形变化

vestals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Drury Lane vestal St. John's Wood vestal

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Latin Vestālislbor.
English vestal
Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Latin Vestālislbor.
English vestal
Learned borrowing from Latin Vestālis.
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