spinster

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名词: spinsterhood

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形容词: spinsterish | 名词: spinsterhood |

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It is said that the Cowherd and the Spinster, the lover stars in heaven, can only meet on the seventh Eve, so this day has become the Lover's Day.

据说牛郎星、织女星只能在七夕相会,所以这天就成了情人节。

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。

Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) was for years portrayed by biographers and critics as an eccentric recluse, a "little home-keeping person," a mad spinster who had been disappointed in love.

美国十九世纪女诗人艾米莉·狄金森(Emily Dickinson，1830-1886)以清新洗练，别具一格的笔触，在她1800多的诗作中抒写了自己对人生、宗教、自然、爱情等诸多主题的睿智思考和独到见解。

M. Myriel had arrived at D---- accompanied by an elderly spinster, Mademoiselle Baptistine, who was his sister, and ten years his junior.

米里哀先生到迪涅时有个老姑娘伴着他，这老姑娘便是比他小十岁的妹子巴狄斯丁姑娘。

The Successful Spinster: The term “spinster” is quite well known these days.

优剩女：“剩女”这个名词已经逐渐为大家所了解和熟悉。

He left his Montana ranch to his spinster sister.

他把他在蒙大拿州的大牧场留给了他未婚妹妹。

Dola,a Greek spinster,is thirty years old but very dingy.She serves in the familial restaurant day after day.

一个邋遢的希腊籍三十岁老处女图拉，日复一日为家族的餐厅作服务员。

"Why do we get stuck with old maid and spinster and men get to be bachelors and playboys?

为何老女人会被叫为老姑婆或者老处女，老男人却会被叫为钻石王老五?

But now there is an updated version of the “spinster”.High-quality left-over women are now called “Successful Spinsters”.

而现在“剩女”又推出了升级版本，优质并且剩着的女性被称为“优剩女”。