spinsters
英 [ˈspɪnstəz]
美 [ˈspɪnstərz]
n. 老处女; 老姑娘
spinster的复数
柯林斯词典
- (老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
A spinster is a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.
双语例句
- The difficulties of spinsters uncover the falsity and vulnerability of the patriarchy family arrangement, which is the main obstacle in the marriage and profession of spinsters.
剩女现象暴露出男权家庭制度的虚伪性和脆弱性，但是男权制的家庭仍然是剩女在职业和家庭选择中的主要障碍。 - And for a long time provided needy spinsters with parcels of land.
而且在相当长一段时期里，向贫困的老而未婚的女子提供土地。 - 17 two prim spinsters are sitting together quietly.
两个一本正经的老处女安静地坐在一起。 - Puritan town councils expected widows and unattached women to be self supporting and for a long time provided needy spinsters with parcels of land.
清教徒的镇议会认为寡妇和未婚女性也应该自食其力，而且在相当长一段时期里，向贫困的老而未婚的女子提供土地。 - In America law and custom alike are based upon the dreams of spinsters.
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的。 - They wind up spinsters or, worse still, nuns.
她们独身终老，或是一辈子做修女。 - Spinsters, untamed by marriage.
不受婚姻羁绊的老处女们。