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

• 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。
• Pure and vestal modesty; a spinster or virgin lady; men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal.
  贞洁的端庄；未婚妇女或者处女；男人们规定他们的女人必须是贞洁的处女。
• A spinster or a virgin lady.
  老处女或未婚女子。
• "Let us see, father," said the old spinster.
  “先看看再说吧，爸。”那老姑娘说。
• 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。
• "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。”
• The poor good old woman was a spinster.
  那可怜慈祥的妇人是个老处女。
• There's a spinster in the making and no mistake.
  她是个没有过错的老处女。
• If I don't marry you, you will be prettiest spinster.
  我不娶你的话，你就变成交际花。
• 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。