spinster

spinster 基本解释

n. 未婚女人, 老处女

spinster 词性变化

名词复数形式:spinsters

中文词源

spinster 老处女，老姑娘

来自 spin,纺织，编织，-ster,表阴性。即纺纱者，后代指老处女，老姑娘，含强烈的暗示意 味。

spinster 用法和例句

1、The state of being a spinster.

老处女的状态。

2、That you might end up a spinster.

你会不会变成个老姑婆。

3、Let us see, father, said the old spinster.

先看看再说吧，爸。那老姑娘说。

4、The old man can't boss me around and I'm not going to be a spinster all my life.

老头子管不了我，我不能守一辈女儿寡！

5、Youre 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。

6、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。

7、Moreover, the six hundred thousand francs had settled the elderly spinster's indecision.

此外，那六十万法郎已使老处女的犹豫心情一扫而光了。

8、Did you ever hear the one about the spinster found dead in her pink bathrobe, surrounded by golden retriever puppies

你听说过那个裹着粉红浴袍老姑娘吗？

9、A childless single woman of a certain age is no longer automatically perceived as a barren spinster.

没有子女的大龄女性不再被习惯性地视为不育的老处女。