Word · Frequency #11516
maiden
首次的;最初的;开端的
Being a first occurrence or event; initial; inaugural.
常见搭配:maiden voyage(首航)、maiden speech(首次演讲)
- 1.
Virgin.
处女
- 2.
Without offspring.
无后代
- 3.
Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.
像或适合(年轻、未婚)少女的
- 4.
serving to set in motion
启动的
- 5.
Being a first occurrence or event.
首次发生的事件
- 6.
Being an over in which no runs are scored.
无得分的回合
- 7.
Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
新鲜的;纯洁的;未被污染的;未使用过的
- 8.
Never having been captured or violated.
从未被捕获或侵犯过的
- 9.
Grown from seed and never pruned.
从种子长成且从未修剪过的
未婚的;处女的;未生育的;少女的;新的;未用过的;纯洁的;未被攻占的;未被侵犯的;(板球)未得分的一轮投球;实生的;未修剪的
In use
The ship set out on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
The politician delivered her maiden speech in parliament yesterday.
The airline's maiden flight to Tokyo was a great success.
his first (or maiden) speech in Congress
the liner's maiden voyage
Connections
Collocations
- maiden voyage
- 处女航;首航
- The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.泰坦尼克号在1912年的处女航中沉没。
- maiden name
- (女子的)婚前姓;娘家姓
- Her maiden name is Lee, but she uses her husband's surname now.她的娘家姓是李,但现在用丈夫的姓。
- maiden flight
- 首飞;首次飞行
- The new aircraft completed its maiden flight successfully.新飞机成功完成了首次飞行。
- maiden speech
- 首次演讲;(议员的)初次演说
- The new MP delivered her maiden speech in Parliament today.新议员今天在议会发表了首次演讲。
- maiden over
- (板球)未得分的一轮投球
- The bowler bowled a maiden over in the final innings.那位投手在最后一局投出了一轮未得分的球。
- maiden aunt
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 made(做)+ n:刚做出来、头一回用的东西,像 maiden(少女)一样全新未用——maiden voyage 首航。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:news reporting、official documents、literary texts maiden 作形容词时,正式与中性用法并存:maiden voyage、maiden speech 等固定搭配多用于正式或书面语境;maiden name 则常见于较中性的场合。口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 maiden /ˈmeɪdən/ 完全押韵的常见词主要只有人名:Aiden /ˈeɪdən/、Hayden /ˈheɪdən/。maid 只共享开头的 /meɪd/;mountain 虽拼写含 -ain,但读 /ˈmaʊntən/;sudden /ˈsʌdən/、hidden /ˈhɪdən/ 虽以 -den 结尾,重读元音不同,均不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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