释义 |
hy·men I. \ˈhīmən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, from Greek hymēn wedding song, from Hymēn Hymen, god of marriage (literally, a wedding cry); perhaps akin to Greek hymnos hymn, song of praise 1. archaic : marriage 2. archaic : a wedding song II. noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek hymēn membrane, caul; probably akin to Sanskrit syūman band, thong, Latin suere to sew — more at sew : a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the orifice of the vagina — called also maidenhead |