distaff
['distɑ:f]
n.纺纱杆, 卷线棒,女红,(总称)女人
adj.母系的,女方的
例句与用法：
Faith Daniels, the distaff anchor of the "CBS Early Morning News, " was ready to jump ship last week, following in the footsteps of her former sidekick, Forrest Sawyer, who skipped town last September.
“哥伦比亚广播公司早晨新闻”女主播丹尼尔斯，上周已决定跟随她的以前助手索耶(九月已离纽约)的脚步辞职。
The worker is pushing the distaff.
工人们正在推卷线杆。
详细释义：
n.
1. 卷线杆, 纺纱杆[C]
2. 女红; 女子关心的事[the S]
3. 【古】女人[C]; (总称)女性[the S]
a.
女性的; 母系的
on the distaff side
母系的(或女方的)