| 单词 | spinster |
| 释义 | spinster (once / 2332 pages) 1n 2n A spinster, or an older, unmarried woman. Even if you're in awe of your Aunt Sally's glamorous, single life, your grandmother might dismiss her as a spinster. Spinster originally meant "a spinner of thread," and as that was a job typically done by unmarried women, it came to have the meaning — even in legal documents — of "single woman." Another term for spinster is the equally old-fashioned sounding old maid. Either way, it means a woman who never got married. Spinster is not a word you should call anyone: it reduces single women to one detail about their lives. WORD FAMILYspinster: spinsterhood, spinsters USAGE EXAMPLES“Beauty Queen,” the story of an Irish spinster and her manipulative mother, begins performances on Jan. 11 at BAM’s Harvey Theater. New York Times(Oct 25, 2016) Mrs Morgan ran it with her daughters, who were elderly spinsters. BBC(Sep 12, 2016) “You know the type, some tight-laced spinster with a mouth like a cat’s ass.” Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) 1 n an elderly unmarried woman 2Syn|Hyper old maid unmarried woman a woman who is not married n someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) Syn|Hyper spinner, thread maker maker, shaper a person who makes things |
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