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

• 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。
• I don't think Tom actually loves his spinster aunt. It's simply cupboard love.
  我认为汤姆不会真的关心他未婚的姑母，而只是别有所图的爱。
• 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。
• A spinster or a virgin lady.
  老处女或未婚女子。
• 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。
• The poor good old woman was a spinster.
  那可怜慈祥的妇人是个老处女。
• These households comprised of an old man and an old spinster are not rare, and always have the touching aspect of two weaknesses leaning on each other for support.
  这种由一个老头子和一个老姑娘组成的家庭是一点不稀罕的，那种两老相依为命的情景总会令人怅然神往。
• I've been worried since I first met you that you might end up being a spinster.
  我第一次见到你时曾经担心过你会不会变成个老姑婆。
• There's a spinster in the making and no mistake.
  她是个没有过错的老处女。