spinsters

美 [?sp?nst?r] 　英 [?sp?nst?(r)]

• n.老處女；〈美〉紡紗婦女
• adj.未婚的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)剩女

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：spinsters  

英漢解釋

n.	1. (尤指中年的)未婚女人,老處女 2. 〈美〉紡紗婦女
adj.	1. 未婚的

英英解釋

n.	1. an insulting word for a woman who is not married and is past the age when women usually get married

例句

Spinster was almost like a professional title similar to baker or tailor.

“spinsters”（紡紗者）差不多是一個專業(yè)頭銜，類似于面包師或裁縫。

spinsters would be looked down upon as a burden with mixed pity and contempt.

老處女將瞧不起看作是一種負擔(dān)混合憐憫和蔑視。

She writes about British spinsters, in particular about the ones that would have married the "lost generation" of the first world war.

作品描寫的是一群終身未嫁的英國女性，特別是那些原本可能嫁給一戰(zhàn)“迷茫一代”的女性。

We could not say 'All spinsters have curly hair' and know it to be true without experience.

我們不能說“所有未婚女子都有卷發(fā)”并在沒有調(diào)查的情況下確認其正確性。

Two prim spinsters are sitting together quietly.

兩個一本正經(jīng)的老處女安靜地坐在一起。

Oh, I must correct you, Mr. Smith. Nuns are not 'spinsters'; they are married to God.

噢，我一定要糾正你，史密斯先生。修女們不是‘老姑娘’；她們是嫁給了上帝。

In our hometown, if girls aren't married by 25 they're seen as spinsters.

在我們老家，如果女孩到25歲還不結(jié)婚，人們會覺得她們是怪人。

Bachelors' and Spinsters' Ball: a very enjoyable party usually held in rural areas

是一種通常在鄉(xiāng)村舉辦的很有趣的派對。