单词 | spinster |
释义 | spinster['spinstə]n. 未婚女人, 老处女 spinster spin.ster AHD: [sp¹n“st…r] D.J. [6sp!nst*]K.K. [6sp!nst+]n.(名词)1. A woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying.老处女:超过了传统结婚年龄的未婚女子2. A single woman.未婚妇女3. A person whose occupation is spinning.从事纺织的人语源:1. Middle English spinnestere [female spinner of thread] 中古英语 spinnestere [纺线的女子] 2. spinnen [to spin] * see spin spinnen [纺纱,纺线] *参见 spin3. -estere, -ster [-ster] -estere, -ster [后缀表示“…的人”] 继承用法:spin“sterhood” n.(名词)spin“sterish 或 adj.(形容词)spin“sterly |
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