spinster
美音:[´spınstə
]
英音:[´spınstə
]
n.[律]未婚妇女,老处女
难易程度:
spinster为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:spinsterish 名词:spinsterhood
词根
-ster 表示“人”的名词字尾
近义词, 同义词
celibacy singleness bachelorhood chastity virginity maidenhood maidenhead bachelor spinster maid maiden virgin
相关词
spinster
/'spɪnstə(r); `spɪnstɚ/
n
(a) (law or fml 律或文) unmarried woman 未婚女子.
(b) (often derog 常作贬义) woman who remains single after the usual age for marrying 老处女. Cf 参看 bachelor 1.
n
(a) (law or fml 律或文) unmarried woman 未婚女子.
(b) (often derog 常作贬义) woman who remains single after the usual age for marrying 老处女. Cf 参看 bachelor 1.
spinster
n[C]old-fashioned
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: spinster 'woman who spins' (14-20 centuries), from spin]
an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: spinster 'woman who spins' (14-20 centuries), from spin]
an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry
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