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
- A spinster is an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying and is considered unlikely to marry.
老女人指的是已经过了该结婚的年龄却还未结婚,而且不太容易嫁的出去的未婚女子。 - "Just my sister in New Mexico," he volunteered." But she's a humble spinster nun. "
“我只有一个姐姐在新墨西哥州,”他主动说道。“不过,他是个地位卑微的修女,一个老处女。” - Twenty or thirty years ago it was believed that a women must either many young or risk becoming a spinster.
二三十年前,人们普遍认为一个女人要么早早结婚,要么很可能成为一个老处女。 - That you might end up a spinster.
你会不会变成个老姑婆。 - A spinster or a virgin lady.
老处女或未婚女子。 - I've been worried since I first met you that you might end up being a spinster.
我第一次见到你时曾经担心过你会不会变成个老姑婆。 - 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)。 - If I don't marry you, you will be prettiest spinster.
我不娶你的话,你就变成交际花。 - 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。 - 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。