spinster

FREQ #22024

n. 未婚女人, 老处女

发音

UK /ˈspɪnstə/
其它
US /ˈspɪnstɚ/

词形变化

spinsters 复数 spinsters

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

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  2. 2.

    One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spinmeister.

  3. 3.

    Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.

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  4. 4.

    A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.

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  5. 5.

    A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

spinner old maid threadmaker

上位词 2

maker shaper

词源

From Middle English spynnestere (“woman who spins fibre”), from c. 1350; equivalent to spin + -ster. The semantic development is from a historical notion of unmarried women spinning thread for a living.

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