maiden name

英 [ˈmeɪdn neɪm]

美 [ˈmeɪdn neɪm]

n.  (女子的)娘家姓

牛津词典

noun

• （女子的）娘家姓
  a woman's family name before marriage
  1. Kate kept her maiden name when she got married (= did not change her surname to that of her husband) .
     凯特结婚后仍用她娘家的姓。

柯林斯词典

• (已婚女子的)娘家姓，婚前姓
  A married woman'smaiden nameis her parents' surname, which she used before she got married and started using her husband's surname.

英英释义

noun

• a woman's surname before marriage

双语例句

• What's this item here," Mother's Maiden Name"?
  母亲婚前姓名这一项是怎么回事？
• "Marrying left your maiden name disused"
  婚姻废弃了你的娘家姓氏
• My maiden name was byers.
  我娘家的姓是拜尔斯。
• My mother solved the problem by giving it as her wish that I should be called after her mother, whose maiden name was Helen Everett.
  而我的母亲则按照她自己的意愿解决这个问题，她认为我应该随她母亲的姓氏。她母亲少女时代的名字是海伦·埃弗里特。
• My parents came to visit on Christmas day and they had this letter from Europe addressed to my maiden name, Lemon.
  我父母在圣诞那天来做客，他们带来了这封从欧洲寄来的信，收信人的名字用的是我的娘家姓Lemon。
• What do you want my mother's maiden name for?
  你要知道我妈的女佣名字干嘛？
• What is your mother's maiden name?
  你的母亲的娘家姓氏是什么？
• You didn't think people would recognise your maiden name.
  你以为人们不会知道你的婚前姓。
• In the united state most marry women do not retain their maiden name.
  在美国大部分结过婚的女人不会保留她们的娘家姓。
• Mary keeps her own maiden name for business reasons.
  为了工作方便，玛丽结了婚还是用她自己的姓。