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
- 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。 - You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
那你就变成本校最后处女。 - There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.
当老处女也没什么丢人的,看看皮蒂姑妈。 - Don't take me easy cause I'm a spinster!
别想轻薄我,我还没结婚呢! - You're allowed to step outside of that box of the classical spinster or working girl.
这样你就能跳出传统的老处女或女强人的界限。 - 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。 - She's become a typical spinster& can't understand why with four children my house is always untidy!
她成了个典型的老处女&不明白为什么我家因为有了4个孩子而常常乱七八糟的! - The state of being a spinster ( usually an elderly unmarried woman).
老处女的状态(通常指年龄大的未婚妇女)。 - 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。 - An 18-year-old single woman would not be considered a spinster in contemporary language, but a single, 40-year-old woman may be considered a spinster.
在现代语言中一个18岁的单身女性是不会被称为老女人的,但是单身40的女人可能会被称为老女人。