| 单词 | the distaff side |
| 释义 | the distaff sidefemalemembersof afamily;especiallyused totalkaboutpeoplerelatedto someone throughtheirmother: In 1948 Joanna'sgrandmotheron the distaffsidewonthetitle. He hadhopedthat theheirloommight bepassedthrough the distaffsideto hisbeloveddaughter. Sheobjectsto thetraditionthatpreventsnamesbeinginheritedviathe distaffside. On the distaffside,certainly, we're a very long-livedfamily. Mygrandmotheron the distaffsidewasFrench. See also distaffadjective |
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