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
- "Yes," answered the old spinster;" it is a disease."
“我知道,”那个老姑娘回答说,“那是一种病。” - 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)。 - 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。 - When a man has two sons and a rich spinster sister.
当一个人有两个儿子还有一个有钱的未婚姐妹。 - A spinster is a bachelor's wife.
怨妇乃旷夫之妻。 - Maybe I am destined to be a sad old spinster.
或许我命中注定只是一个忧愁的老处女。 - 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。 - 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'll lead the carefree life of a barren spinster!
你就能过无忧无虑的无孕生活了! - That you might end up a spinster.
你会不会变成个老姑婆。