Spinster
[ ['spinstə] ]
出国 Abroad
n. 未婚女人, 老处女
📝 例句
In America law and custom alike is based upon the dream of spinster.
在美国，法律与风俗习惯一样，是把基础置于老处女的梦想之上。
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）。
"Yes," answered the old spinster,"it is a disease."
“我知道，”那个老姑娘回答说，“那是一种
a fifty-year-old spinster
五十岁的老处女
old maid; spinster
老处女
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
spinster
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.
🗣️ 情景例句
We know.
我们知道。
You can't please everyone.
你不可能讨好每一个人。
He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
他显然非常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。