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
A 20% discount will be given when you shop at Makro.
你在万客隆买东西会有20%的折扣。
Take time by the forelock.
要抓住时机。
After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.
他退休后，将致力于园艺。