תבנית שימוש:
maiden [noun]
The ship sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
A hajó elsüllyedt az Atlanti-óceánon tett első útján.
In his maiden speech to parliament, he promised major reforms.
Bemutatkozó parlamenti beszédében jelentős reformokat ígért.
The airline celebrated the maiden flight of its new aircraft.
She is hoping for her maiden win on the professional tennis tour.
The band's maiden album quickly became a cult favorite.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
A Titanic az első útján süllyedt el.
He was very nervous before his maiden speech in Congress.
Nagyon ideges volt a kongresszusi bemutatkozó beszéde előtt.
The company invited reporters to watch the plane's maiden flight.
The driver took his maiden win in only his third race.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes try to use 'maiden' to mean 'first' in everyday situations (e.g., 'my maiden day at work'). This sounds strange; use 'first day' instead. 'Maiden' is mostly used in fixed phrases like 'maiden voyage' or 'maiden speech'. Learners may also confuse this sense with the 'young woman' meaning, which is now rare and literary.
משמעות
happening for the first time
צירופים
maiden voyage
|maiden speech
|maiden flight
|maiden win
|maiden title
|maiden album
מילים נרדפות
first (The most common general word; 'maiden' is more formal or used in set phrases.)
הפכים
final (Describes the last time something happens, opposite of a first time.)
נושאים
media
|travel
|sports
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Happening for the first time, especially a trip, speech, game, or other public event.
Happening for the first time, especially used for a journey, performance, speech, or achievement.
The hero vowed to rescue the fair maiden from the tower.
A hős megfogadta, hogy kiszabadítja a szép leányzót a toronyból.
In the painting, a maiden stands alone by the river.
A festményen egy leányzó áll egyedül a folyóparton.
Many folk songs tell of a maiden waiting for her lover to return from war.
The story follows a young maiden who defies tradition to choose her own path.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The knight wanted to save the maiden from danger.
A lovag meg akarta menteni a leányzót a veszélytől.
In the old story, a maiden waits by the sea.
A régi történetben egy leányzó vár a tengerparton.
The painter shows a maiden in a long white dress.
The song is about a lonely maiden in the forest.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'maiden' instead of 'girl' or 'young woman' in normal conversation. This sounds old-fashioned or poetic in modern English. Use 'girl' or 'young woman' for everyday speech, and reserve 'maiden' for stories, fantasy, or when you want a very literary effect.
משמעות
young unmarried woman
צירופים
fair maiden
|young maiden
|beautiful maiden
|village maiden
|maiden in distress
מילים נרדפות
young woman (A neutral, modern term; does not carry the old-fashioned or romantic tone of 'maiden'.)
הפכים
wife (A woman who is married, contrasting with an unmarried 'maiden'.)
נושאים
people
|relationships
|literature
|arts_entertainment
הגדרה
A young woman who is not married, used mostly in old stories or very formal language.
A young woman, especially one who has never been married; used mainly in literary, historical, or fantasy contexts.
תבנית שימוש:
maiden [female relative]
She lived a quiet life as a maiden aunt in the family home.
Hajadon nagynéniként csendes életet élt a családi házban.
His three maiden sisters shared the large house between them.
Három hajadon nővére közösen lakta a nagy házat.
The will left a small allowance to his maiden cousin.
In the novel, a maiden daughter is expected to care for her parents.
דוגמאות ללומדים
His maiden aunt never married.
Hajadon nagynénje soha nem ment férjhez.
In the old book, two maiden sisters live together.
A régi könyvben két hajadon nővér él együtt.
The family depends on their maiden daughter for help.
The maiden cousin looks after the children in the story.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may try to use 'maiden' before many nouns like 'maiden woman' or 'maiden girl'. This sounds wrong in modern English. This sense survives mainly in fixed phrases like 'maiden aunt'. In normal speech, use 'single' or 'unmarried' instead.
משמעות
unmarried (of a woman)
צירופים
maiden aunt
|maiden sister
|maiden lady
|maiden daughter
מילים נרדפות
unmarried (Neutral and modern; can describe any adult without a spouse, not only women.)
הפכים
married (Describes someone who has a husband or wife, the opposite of 'maiden' in this sense.)
נושאים
relationships
|social
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
Describes a woman who has never had a husband, used in very old or formal English.
Describing a woman who has never been married; used in older or very traditional styles of English.
תבנית שימוש:
[a horse] is a maiden
The three-year-old is still a maiden after six starts.
A hároméves hat indulás után is nyeretlen.
She finally broke her maiden in a low-level claiming race.
Végül egy alacsony szintű claimingversenyben megszerezte első győzelmét.
The trainer believes the colt is the best maiden in the yard.
He specializes in improving older maidens who have shown promise.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The horse is a maiden and has not won yet.
A ló még nyeretlen, vagyis még nem nyert futamot.
He hopes his new horse will break its maiden soon.
Azt reméli, hogy új lova hamarosan megszerzi az első győzelmét.
She watches a race only for maidens at the local track.
The trainer wants to find an easy race for his maiden.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners outside horse racing may misunderstand 'maiden' here as 'young woman'. In racing news or betting contexts, 'a maiden' almost always means a horse with no wins, not a person.
משמעות
racehorse with no wins
צירופים
a maiden
|maiden race
|maiden hurdle
|maiden stakes
מילים נרדפות
winless horse (An explanatory phrase; less technical and not a fixed racing term.)
הפכים
winner (Any horse that has won a race, the opposite status of a 'maiden'.)
נושאים
sports
|gambling
|animals
הגדרה
In horse racing, a horse that has never won a race.
In horse racing, a horse that has not yet won a race.
תבנית שימוש:
to bowl a maiden
The fast bowler opened with two maidens to build early pressure.
A gyorsdobó két szűz overrel kezdett, hogy már korán nyomás alá helyezze az ellenfelet.
She bowled a maiden after being hit for ten runs in her first over.
Az első overében kapott tíz futás után a következőben szűz overt dobott.
A maiden at this stage of the chase could turn the game around.
He has already delivered three maidens in his spell.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The bowler bowls a maiden and the crowd cheers.
A dobó szűz overt dob, és a tömeg ujjong.
He starts the match with a maiden over.
A meccset egy szűz overrel kezdi.
They need runs, but the bowler sends down a maiden.
She is happy because she bowled two maidens today.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize that in cricket, 'a maiden' on its own means 'a maiden over'. It always refers to bowling, not to a person, in this context.
משמעות
cricket over with no runs
צירופים
bowl a maiden
|maiden over
|tight maiden
|two maidens in a row
מילים נרדפות
maiden over (The more explicit fixed phrase; 'maiden' alone is often short for this.)
הפכים
expensive over (A bowling over that concedes many runs, opposite in effect to a maiden.)
הגדרה
In cricket, an over where the batting team does not score any runs at all.
In cricket, an over in which the batting side scores no runs from the bat, and no wides or no-balls are bowled.