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
- 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。 - There was also in this house, between this elderly spinster and this old man, a child, a little boy, who was always trembling and mute in the presence of M.Gillenormand.
在这家人里,除了那个老姑娘和那老头以外,还有一个小孩,一个在吉诺曼先生面前便会发抖沉默的小男孩。 - "Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
“先看看再说吧,爸。”那老姑娘说。 - 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。 - 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're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
那你就变成本校最后处女。 - 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。 - And an old spinster granddaughter.
还有个孙女是老姑娘。 - 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。 - 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。