spinster
英 [ˈspɪnstə(r)]
美 [ˈspɪnstər]
n. 老处女; 老姑娘
复数：spinsters
BNC.14367 / COCA.22068
牛津词典
noun
- 老处女；老姑娘
a woman who is not married, especially an older woman who is not likely to marry
柯林斯词典
- (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
Aspinsteris a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.
英英释义
noun
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
- an elderly unmarried woman
双语例句
- You'll lead the carefree life of a barren spinster!
你就能过无忧无虑的无孕生活了！ - I don't think Tom actually loves his spinster aunt. It's simply cupboard love.
我认为汤姆不会真的关心他未婚的姑母，而只是别有所图的爱。 - A spinster or a virgin lady.
老处女或未婚女子。 - There was also in this house, between this elderly spinster and this old man, a child, a little boy, who was always trembling and mute in the presence of M.Gillenormand.
在这家人里，除了那个老姑娘和那老头以外，还有一个小孩，一个在吉诺曼先生面前便会发抖沉默的小男孩。 - You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
那你就变成本校最后处女。 - "Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
“先看看再说吧，爸。”那老姑娘说。 - You're a frustrated spinster taking it out in idiot causes and dangerous ideas.
你只是一个有着愚蠢和危险想法的失意的老处女罢了。 - Pure and vestal modesty; a spinster or virgin lady; men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal.
贞洁的端庄；未婚妇女或者处女；男人们规定他们的女人必须是贞洁的处女。 - So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
她一面说，一面指着桌子，把那两个发亮的拿破仑指给那老姑娘看。 - Miss Havisham is an iconic character over here in Britain: an embittered spinster who sits in her mouldering mansion still wearing the wedding dress she wore when she was jilted at the altar;
郝薇香小姐是在英国非常标志性的人物：一个坐在自己破落的大宅里哀怨的老处女，依然穿着她在婚礼时被抛弃在圣坛前时的婚纱。