单词:spinster
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:
spinster的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词(n.)
- 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。
- 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。
- The poor good old woman was a spinster.那可怜慈祥的妇人是个老处女。
- 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. DalyMy father entirely supported his three spinster sisters.
出自:attrib.
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