\\\"the magazine\\\'s inaugural issue\\\"
\\\"the initiative phase in the negotiations\\\"
\\\"an initiatory step toward a treaty\\\"
\\\"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress\\\"
\\\"the liner\\\'s maiden voyage\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
The old song was about a fair maiden and her suitors. 這個舊歌唱的是一個漂亮的未婚女人和她的求婚者的事。
The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden. 王子愛上了一位美麗的年輕少女。
The poem is about a fair maiden. 這首詩描述的是一個美麗的少女。
用作形容詞(adj.)
What\\\'s your mother\\\'s maiden name? 你母親結婚前的姓名?
I was surprised when I was introduced to the disco organizer,she turned out to be a maiden lady in her fifties. 當被介紹給那位迪斯科舞會組織者時，我非常驚奇，原來她是一位50來歲的未婚婦女。
It was the ship\\\'s maiden voyage. 那是該船的處女航。
The ship made its maiden voyage last week. 上星期這艘船初次航行。
常用短語
用作形容詞 (adj.)
～+名詞
maiden flight
首次飛行
maiden work
處女作
組詞
I have never..seduced a virtuous woman..the wife I have married..came to me a maiden.
出自：A. Duggan
The definition of a maiden in common use..is an unbroken hymen.