| 单词 | spinster |
| 释义 | spinster noun[C] old-fashioneduk/ˈspɪn.stər/us/ˈspɪn.stɚ/a woman who is notmarried,especiallya woman who is nolongeryoungandseemsunlikelyevertomarry 老处女，老姑娘Marriage: marital status
spinster| American Dictionaryspinster noun[C] datedus/ˈspɪn·stər/a woman who is notmarried,esp. a woman who is nolongeryoungandseemsunlikelyevertomarry Note:
Examplesofspinsterspinster Several contributors stress the close relationship between demographic factors and the position and representation of spinsters. From theCambridge English Corpus The view that bachelors and spinsters are in some sense deviant or residual groups appears to have weakened. From theCambridge English Corpus Although she is not exactly aspinster, there is definitely something abstemious to her. From theCambridge English Corpus There was one sale to a localspinster. From theCambridge English Corpus These are single women, possessing an economic power unique to their status as spinsters. From theCambridge English Corpus Judging by the wills of spinsters and widows, women had intense feelings about their possessions. From theCambridge English Corpus British politicians seem to have been less troubled by the prospect of an electorate which included spinsters and widows. From theCambridge English Corpus For example in 1985, 13% of spinsters married a divorced man as compared with 6% in 1971 and 4% in 1961. From theCambridge English Corpus For spinsters this has been declining since 1920 and the declines of the last two decades have been quite rapid. From theCambridge English Corpus In the book only completed families formed by the marriage of bachelors and spinsters are analysed. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparisons of mean ages at marriage for particular marriage rank combinations, bachelor\\spinster, bachelor\\widow, widower\\spinster, and widower\\widow, are also possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Hisspinstersister-in-law and her unmarried brother cared for his infant son. From theCambridge English Corpus Female servants were usually middle-aged widows or spinsters. From theCambridge English Corpus Of females aged 30 or more 8-6% were spinsters. From theCambridge English Corpus It is the olderspinsteror widow who bears the brunt of poverty in old age. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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