单词 | distaff |
释义 | distaff['distɑ:f]n. 卷线杆, 拉线棒 distaff dis.taff AHD: [d¹s“t²f”] D.J. [6d!s7t#f]K.K. [6d!s7t#f]n.(名词)1. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.(手工)纺纱杆:在杆的开裂的一端夹有未纺的亚麻、羊毛或丝束,手转动木杆,线从中纺出2. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.手纺车附件:为能达到上面纺纱目的的手纺车的附属装置3. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.女红:传统上认为女子重要的工作或女子关心的事4. Women considered as a group.女性的总称:被认为是一群女人语源:1. Middle English distaf 中古英语 distaf 2. from Old English distæf 源自 古英语 distæf 3. dis- [bunch of flax] dis- [一束亚麻] 4. stæf [staff] stæf [棍棒,杆,杖] |
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