spinster

spinster

英 ['spɪnstə]
　　美 ['spɪnstɚ]

n. 老姑娘；未婚女人

中文詞源：

spinster 老處女，老姑娘

來自 spin,紡織，編織，-ster,表陰性。即紡紗者，後代指老處女，老姑娘，含強烈的暗示意 味。

例句：

1. He left his Montana ranch to his spinster sister.
他把他在蒙大拿州的大牧場留給瞭他未婚的妹妹.

2. There's nothing shameful in being a spinster.
當老處女也沒什麼丟人的,看看皮蒂姑媽.

3. It'sounds like some old spinster with a pleated skirt and frilly blouse.
它聽起來就像一個穿著鑲褶邊的襯衫和百褶裙的老處女.

4. A spinster is a bachelor's wife.
怨婦乃曠夫之妻.

5. However, some of college's crisis are originated her menopause chaos -- she is an old spinster.
但是, 某些學園危機是因為她的更年期混亂引發的 —— 順便說下她是老處女.