Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #21143
virginal
处女的；像处女的
being or resembling a virgin
- 1.
Being or resembling a virgin.
是或像处女的。
- 2.
Uncontaminated or pure.
未被污染的；纯净的
- 3.
Parthenogenic.
单性生殖的。
纯洁的；未玷污的；单性生殖的；孤雌生殖的；是或像处女的。；未被污染的；纯净的；单性生殖的。
In use
The writer stared at the virginal page, hesitant to make the first mark.
A layer of virginal snow covered the fields, with no tracks in sight.
In some fish species, virginal reproduction allows females to produce offspring without males.
Connections
Collocations
- virginal white
- 纯白；洁白
- She chose a virginal white dress for the ceremony.她为典礼选了一条纯白的裙子。
- virginal purity
- 贞洁；纯洁无瑕
- The artist tried to capture the virginal purity of the young woman.这位艺术家试图捕捉年轻女子纯洁无瑕的美。
- virginal innocence
- 天真无邪；处子般的纯真
- He was moved by her virginal innocence.他被她的天真无邪打动了。
- virginal bride
- 贞洁的新娘
- The virginal bride walked down the aisle.贞洁的新娘走过教堂的过道。
- virginal membrane
- 处女膜
- The doctor explained that the virginal membrane, or hymen, can vary in shape.医生解释说，处女膜（即阴道瓣）的形状各有不同。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
virgin（处女）加 -al 变形容词；联想白雪覆盖的处女地洁白未被触碰，即纯净未玷污。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、scientific literature virginal 作形容词通常用于正式或文学语境，表示“处女的；像处女的”或“纯净的、未玷污的”；在生物学中则指“单性生殖的”。日常口语中较少见，多出现在书面描写中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with virginal /ˈvəːdʒɪnəl/. The closest spelling lookalikes are original /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ and marginal /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəl/, but their stressed vowels differ (marginal has /ɑː/, and original stresses the second syllable with /ə/). Criminal, nominal, and cardinal share the -inal spelling but are not rhymes; final is a lookalike with /aɪ/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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