spin·ster
noun/ˈspɪnstə(r)/
/ˈspɪnstər/
(old-fashioned, offensive)- a word for a woman who is not married and is no longer young that is now considered offensive
一个形容未婚且不再年轻的女性的词，现在被认为是冒犯性的 - The sisters were to remain spinsters for the rest of their lives.
姐妹俩将终生保持老处女的状态。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySpinster is used before these nouns:- aunt
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘woman who spins’): from the verb spin + -ster; in early use the term was added to names of women to denote their occupation. The current sense dates from the early 18th cent. - The sisters were to remain spinsters for the rest of their lives.