英语词汇“spinster”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spin•ster n. [countable]

a woman who has remained unmarried.

spin•ster•hood, n. [uncountable]

spin•ster n.

a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
Law[Chiefly Law.]a woman who has never married.
a woman whose occupation is spinning.

Middle English spinnestere a woman who spins. See spin, -ster 1325–75

spin′ster•hood′, n.
spin′ster•ish, adj.
spin′ster•ish•ly, adv.
spin′ster•like′, adj.

spinster /ˈspɪnstə/ n

an unmarried woman regarded as being beyond the age of marriage
(in legal documents) a woman who has never married
(formerly) a woman who spins thread for her living

Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: a person, esp a woman, whose occupation is spinning; C17: a woman still unmarried): from spin + -ster

ˈspinsterˌhood n ˈspinsterish adj

单词	spinster
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 spin•ster /ˈspɪnstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a woman who has remained unmarried. spin•ster•hood, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 spin•ster (spin′stər),USA pronunciation n. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying. Law[Chiefly Law.]a woman who has never married. a woman whose occupation is spinning. Middle English spinnestere a woman who spins. See spin, -ster 1325–75 spin′ster•hood′, n. spin′ster•ish, adj. spin′ster•ish•ly, adv. spin′ster•like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spinster /ˈspɪnstə/ n an unmarried woman regarded as being beyond the age of marriage (in legal documents) a woman who has never married (formerly) a woman who spins thread for her living Etymology: 14th Century (in the sense: a person, esp a woman, whose occupation is spinning; C17: a woman still unmarried): from spin + -ster ˈspinsterˌhood n ˈspinsterish adj
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