defloration
英 [,diːflɔː'reɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,dɛflə'reʃən]
英文词源
- defloration (n.)
- late 14c., "culling of the finest passages from books," from Old French desfloracion (14c.), from Latin deflorationem "plucking of flowers," also "taking of (a woman's) virginity," noun of action from past participle stem of deflorare (see deflower). Compare also anthology. Also used in Middle English with reference to virginity from c. 1400.