English translation for "vestal virgin"
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- 维斯太贞女
Related Translations:
vestal: adj.1.女灶神的；献身给女灶神的；修女的。2.处女的，贞洁的。n.1.灶神守护祭司〔四名守护女灶神神殿里永远点燃圣火的处女祭司之一，后减为一人，亦作 vestal virgin 〕。2.处女，贞洁的女子。3.修女，尼姑。
- Example Sentences:
| 1. | Franz had remained for nearly a quarter of an hour perfectly hidden by the shadow of the vast column at whose base he had found a resting - place , and from whence his eyes followed the motions of albert and his guides , who , holding torches in their hands , had emerged from a vomitarium at the opposite extremity of the colosseum , and then again disappeared down the steps conducting to the seats reserved for the vestal virgins , resembling , as they glided along , some restless shades following the flickering glare of so many ignes - fatui . all at once his ear caught a sound resembling that of a stone rolling down the staircase opposite the one by which he had himself ascended . there was nothing remarkable in the circumstance of a fragment of granite giving way and falling heavily below ; but it seemed to him that the substance that fell gave way beneath the pressure of a foot , and also that some one , who endeavored as much as possible to prevent his footsteps from being heard , was approaching the spot where he sat
弗兰兹在那条廊柱的阴影里差不多躲了一刻钟光景，他的目光跟随着阿尔贝和那两个手持火把的向导，他们已从斗兽场尽头的一座正门里转了出来，然后又消失在台阶下面，大概是参观修女们的包厢去了，当他们静悄悄地溜过的时候，真象是几个仓皇的鬼影在追随一簇闪烁的磷火，这时，他的耳朵里突然听到一种声音，好象有一块石头滚下了他对面的台阶，在这种环境里，一片肃落的花岗石从上面掉下来原是算不得什么稀奇的，但他觉得这种石块似乎是被一只脚踩下来的，而且似乎有个人正向他坐的这个地方走过来，脚步极轻，象是竭力不让人听到似的。 |
- Similar Words：
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