释义 |
ˈvirginhood [f. virgin n. + -hood.] The condition or state of a virgin; virginity.
1636Davenant Platonick Lovers 111, To live in sweet unskilfull virgin-hood, The Angels life, for they no sexes know. 1871Browning Balaust. 821 But thou, my girl, how will thy virginhood Conclude itself in marriage fittingly? 1874Withrow Catacombs of Rome (1877) 527 The abandonment of the lofty vantage ground of virginhood. |