virginal
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
— His uncle, a Cardinal, engages a Spanish youth of Moorish descent called Diego, an expert singer and player on the virginal, to unlock the secrets of the heart, and to cleanse his bosom of the perilous stuff, and cure him by the spell of his music.
形容词 adj.
- Being or resembling a virgin.
- Uncontaminated or pure.
- Parthenogenic.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
词源 2
From Middle English virginal, from Middle French virginal, from Latin virginālis. The musical instrument is probably so called from being played by young girls.
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