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

• someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
  Synonym:spinnerthread maker
• an elderly unmarried woman
  Synonym:old maid

双语例句

• There's a spinster in the making and no mistake.
  她是个没有过错的老处女。
• 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。
• "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。”
• 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。
• That you might end up a spinster.
  你会不会变成个老姑婆。
• 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。
• You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
  那你就变成本校最后处女。
• 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。
• "Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
  “先看看再说吧，爸。”那老姑娘说。
• And an old spinster granddaughter.
  还有个孙女是老姑娘。