virgin

noun

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

/ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/

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[countable] a person who has never had sex处女；童男
- She was a virgin when she got married.她结婚时还是处女。
the (Blessed) Virgin
[singular] the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ童贞马利亚（耶稣之母）
[countable] a person who has no experience of a particular activity无…经验的人；新手
- a political virgin无政治经验的人
- an internet virgin网络新手

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French virgine, from Latin virgo, virgin-.

adjective

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

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[usually before noun] in its original pure or natural condition and not changed, touched or made less good未开发的；原始状态的；天然的；未遭破坏的
- virgin forest/land/territory原始森林；处女地；未开发地区
- virgin snow (= fresh and not marked)新雪
see also extra virgin
[only before noun] with no sexual experience处女的；贞洁的；童贞的
- a virgin bride贞洁的新娘
- the virgin birth (= the belief that Mary was a virgin before and after giving birth to Jesus)圣母马利亚童贞生子

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French virgine, from Latin virgo, virgin-.

Virgin

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/

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a British company formed in 1970 by Richard Branson. It began as a record company, producing and selling records through its own shops. In 1984 it introduced an airline service, Virgin Atlantic. The Virgin Group now offers many other products and services, including financial and travel services and healthcare. It also has a radio station, Virgin Radio. It also operates some train services in Britain.处女：由Richard Branson于1970年成立的英国公司。它最初是一家唱片公司，通过自己的商店生产和销售唱片。1984年，它引入了维珍航空的航空服务。维珍集团现在提供许多其他产品和服务，包括金融和旅游服务以及医疗保健。它还有一个广播电台，维珍广播电台。它还在英国经营一些火车服务。

BNC: 4131 COCA: 10055

virgin

Virginity: virginity, maidenhead, virtue...

Learners and inexperienced people: learner, beginner, apprentice...