spinster

英 [ˈspɪnstə(r)]

美 [ˈspɪnstər]

n. 老处女; 老姑娘

复数：spinsters　

BNC.14367 / COCA.22068

牛津词典

noun

老处女；老姑娘
a woman who is not married, especially an older woman who is not likely to marry

(老)处女;未婚中年(或老年)女子
Aspinsteris a woman who has never been married; used especially when talking about an old or middle-aged woman.

noun

That you might end up a spinster.
你会不会变成个老姑婆。
Miss Havisham is an iconic character over here in Britain: an embittered spinster who sits in her mouldering mansion still wearing the wedding dress she wore when she was jilted at the altar;
郝薇香小姐是在英国非常标志性的人物：一个坐在自己破落的大宅里哀怨的老处女，依然穿着她在婚礼时被抛弃在圣坛前时的婚纱。
When a man has two sons and a rich spinster sister.
当一个人有两个儿子还有一个有钱的未婚姐妹。
There's a spinster in the making and no mistake.
她是个没有过错的老处女。
The state of being a spinster ( usually an elderly unmarried woman).
老处女的状态（通常指年龄大的未婚妇女）。
You're going to end up being a high-school spinster.
那你就变成本校最后处女。
You're a frustrated spinster taking it out in idiot causes and dangerous ideas.
你只是一个有着愚蠢和危险想法的失意的老处女罢了。
Pure and vestal modesty; a spinster or virgin lady; men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal.
贞洁的端庄；未婚妇女或者处女；男人们规定他们的女人必须是贞洁的处女。
And an old spinster granddaughter.
还有个孙女是老姑娘。
So saying, she pointed out to the spinster two napoleons which were glittering on the table.
她一面说，一面指着桌子，把那两个发亮的拿破仑指给那老姑娘看。