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spinster

英 [ˈspɪnstə(r)]

美 [ˈspɪnstər]

n.  老处女; 老姑娘

复数:spinsters 

TEM8

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

        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。