Definition of vestal in English:

vestal

adjective ˈvɛst(ə)lˈvɛstl

1Relating to the Roman goddess Vesta.
（与）罗马女灶神维斯太（有关）的
a vestal temple
祭女灶神维斯太的庙。
1. 1.1literary Chaste; pure.
  〈诗/文〉贞洁的；纯洁的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The taste of white bread did not cross my vestal lips until I was six, when the doctor recommended - before the days of fiber and oat bran - that it would be healthier for my grandmother.
  Synonyms
  chaste, virginal, celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying

noun ˈvɛst(ə)lˈvɛstl

1A Vestal Virgin.
维斯太贞女
Synonyms
maiden, unmarried girl, maid, vestal virgin, chaste woman, celibate
1. 1.1literary A chaste woman, especially a nun.
  〈诗/文〉贞洁的女子（尤指修女）
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whether Pope meant the line to be ironic or not, the poem clearly comes down on the side of earthly, physical love and remembering, as opposed to the ‘vestals’ who have never lived at all and have nothing to forget.
  The title of his film comes from Alexander Pope's poem ‘Eloisa to Abelard’, and the stanza goes: ‘How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
  Later on it occurs to the otherwise gullible Jude that ‘it had been no vestal who chose that missile for opening her attack on him’.
  Synonyms
  nun, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother

Rhymes

festal

Definition of vestal in US English:

vestal

adjectiveˈvestlˈvɛstl

1Relating to the Roman goddess Vesta.
（与）罗马女灶神维斯太（有关）的
a vestal temple
祭女灶神维斯太的庙。
1. 1.1literary Chaste; pure.
  〈诗/文〉贞洁的；纯洁的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The taste of white bread did not cross my vestal lips until I was six, when the doctor recommended - before the days of fiber and oat bran - that it would be healthier for my grandmother.
  Synonyms
  chaste, virginal, celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying

nounˈvestlˈvɛstl

1A Vestal Virgin.
维斯太贞女
Synonyms
maiden, unmarried girl, maid, vestal virgin, chaste woman, celibate
1. 1.1literary A chaste woman, especially a nun.
  〈诗/文〉贞洁的女子（尤指修女）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The title of his film comes from Alexander Pope's poem ‘Eloisa to Abelard’, and the stanza goes: ‘How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
  Later on it occurs to the otherwise gullible Jude that ‘it had been no vestal who chose that missile for opening her attack on him’.
  Whether Pope meant the line to be ironic or not, the poem clearly comes down on the side of earthly, physical love and remembering, as opposed to the ‘vestals’ who have never lived at all and have nothing to forget.
  Synonyms
  nun, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother

词汇	vestal
释义	Definition of vestal in English: vestal adjective ˈvɛst(ə)lˈvɛstl 1Relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. （与）罗马女灶神维斯太（有关）的 a vestal temple 祭女灶神维斯太的庙。 1.1literary Chaste; pure. 〈诗/文〉贞洁的；纯洁的 Example sentencesExamples The taste of white bread did not cross my vestal lips until I was six, when the doctor recommended - before the days of fiber and oat bran - that it would be healthier for my grandmother. Synonyms chaste, virginal, celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying noun ˈvɛst(ə)lˈvɛstl 1A Vestal Virgin. 维斯太贞女 Synonyms maiden, unmarried girl, maid, vestal virgin, chaste woman, celibate 1.1literary A chaste woman, especially a nun. 〈诗/文〉贞洁的女子（尤指修女） Example sentencesExamples Whether Pope meant the line to be ironic or not, the poem clearly comes down on the side of earthly, physical love and remembering, as opposed to the ‘vestals’ who have never lived at all and have nothing to forget. The title of his film comes from Alexander Pope's poem ‘Eloisa to Abelard’, and the stanza goes: ‘How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! Later on it occurs to the otherwise gullible Jude that ‘it had been no vestal who chose that missile for opening her attack on him’. Synonyms nun, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother Rhymes festal Definition of vestal in US English: vestal adjectiveˈvestlˈvɛstl 1Relating to the Roman goddess Vesta. （与）罗马女灶神维斯太（有关）的 a vestal temple 祭女灶神维斯太的庙。 1.1literary Chaste; pure. 〈诗/文〉贞洁的；纯洁的 Example sentencesExamples The taste of white bread did not cross my vestal lips until I was six, when the doctor recommended - before the days of fiber and oat bran - that it would be healthier for my grandmother. Synonyms chaste, virginal, celibate, abstinent, self-restrained, self-denying nounˈvestlˈvɛstl 1A Vestal Virgin. 维斯太贞女 Synonyms maiden, unmarried girl, maid, vestal virgin, chaste woman, celibate 1.1literary A chaste woman, especially a nun. 〈诗/文〉贞洁的女子（尤指修女） Example sentencesExamples The title of his film comes from Alexander Pope's poem ‘Eloisa to Abelard’, and the stanza goes: ‘How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! Later on it occurs to the otherwise gullible Jude that ‘it had been no vestal who chose that missile for opening her attack on him’. Whether Pope meant the line to be ironic or not, the poem clearly comes down on the side of earthly, physical love and remembering, as opposed to the ‘vestals’ who have never lived at all and have nothing to forget. Synonyms nun, novice, abbess, prioress, mother superior, reverend mother
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