資料來源 : pyDict
婚姻之神,結婚,處女膜
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [Gr. ? skin, membrane.] (Anat.)
A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the
vagina; the vaginal membrane.
Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son
of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and
Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over
nuptial solemnities.
Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There
dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower. --Campbell.
2. Marriage; union as if by marriage.
Hymen of element and race. --Emerson.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Hymen
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: {maidenhead}, {virginal membrane}]