音标:['spinstә] ;
n. 未婚女人, 老处女
n. an elderly unmarried woman
词型变化:名词复数形式 : spinsters
词性分布:
名词100%

spinster的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. He left his Montana ranch to his spinster sister.他把他在蒙大拿州的大牧场留给了他未婚妹妹。
  2. The sisters were to remain spinsters for the rest of their lives.姐妹们准备余生继续保持未婚。
  3. The poor good old woman was a spinster.那可怜慈祥的妇人是个老处女。
  4. If you're single, you'll sound like a dried-up old spinster.如果你单身,人家会觉得你是一个干枯的老处女。

经典引文

  • While she liked Mr Woolner.., she would be perfectly happy to live..as a spinster.

    出自:G. Daly
  • My father entirely supported his three spinster sisters.

    出自:attrib.
【近义词】

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. 隔岸风景好。 Do you have a minute? 你有时间吗? Do you have time? 你有时间吗? You got a minute? 你有时间吗? Got a minute? 你有时间吗? 为什么老姑娘叫spinster?

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(172) / 评论(0) 分类 美国人这样说英语

当你看到spinster(未婚女子、老姑娘)时,你是否会觉得它和spin(纺织)很相象?它们俩之间有什么故事?让我们回到14世纪去探个究竟吧。 早在14世纪,

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(180) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇
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