vestal virgin

短语

n. 维斯太贞女,贞女,处女, 修女

词形变化

vestal virgins 复数 vestal virgins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta.

  2. 2.

    A chaste woman.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

votary

词源

From Latin; virgines Vestales referred to the priestesses in charge of the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta in Rome.

来源：wiktionary