spinster
英 [ˈspɪnstə(r)]
美 [ˈspɪnstər]
n. 老处女; 老姑娘
复数：spinsters
BNC.14367 / COCA.22068
牛津词典
noun
- 老处女；老姑娘
a woman who is not married, especially an older woman who is not likely to marry
柯林斯词典
- (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
Aspinsteris a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.
英英释义
noun
- someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
- an elderly unmarried woman
双语例句
- When a man has two sons and a rich spinster sister.
当一个人有两个儿子还有一个有钱的未婚姐妹。 - That you might end up a spinster.
你会不会变成个老姑婆。 - If I don't marry you, you will be prettiest spinster.
我不娶你的话，你就变成交际花。 - There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.
当老处女也没什么丢人的，看看皮蒂姑妈。 - You're allowed to step outside of that box of the classical spinster or working girl.
这样你就能跳出传统的老处女或女强人的界限。 - An 18-year-old single woman would not be considered a spinster in contemporary language, but a single, 40-year-old woman may be considered a spinster.
在现代语言中一个18岁的单身女性是不会被称为老女人的，但是单身40的女人可能会被称为老女人。 - So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
她一面说，一面指着桌子，把那两个发亮的拿破仑指给那老姑娘看。 - I don't think Tom actually loves his spinster aunt. It's simply cupboard love.
我认为汤姆不会真的关心他未婚的姑母，而只是别有所图的爱。 - A spinster or a virgin lady.
老处女或未婚女子。 - Miss Havisham is an iconic character over here in Britain: an embittered spinster who sits in her mouldering mansion still wearing the wedding dress she wore when she was jilted at the altar;
郝薇香小姐是在英国非常标志性的人物：一个坐在自己破落的大宅里哀怨的老处女，依然穿着她在婚礼时被抛弃在圣坛前时的婚纱。