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

• 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。
• There's a spinster in the making and no mistake.
  她是个没有过错的老处女。
• 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。
• "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。”
• You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
  那你就变成本校最后处女。
• 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）。
• You'll lead the carefree life of a barren spinster!
  你就能过无忧无虑的无孕生活了！
• 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。
• "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。