Virgin

词形变化

Virgins 复数 Virgins

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.

    宗教 艺术
name
  1. 1.

    Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).

    宗教
  2. 2.

    The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.

    天文 宗教 哲学
  3. 3.

    A surname.

    罕用
  4. 4.

    A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.

  5. 5.

    A town in Washington County, Utah.

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From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.

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