maidenhead

• n. 处女膜；处女性

maiden,处女，-head,名词后缀，来自-hood变体。引申词义童贞，贞操。

maidenhead (n.)

c. 1200, from maiden (n.) + Middle English -hede (see -head). Compare also maidehede (c. 1200) "celibacy, virginity" (of men or women).