音标:['spinstə] ;
spinsterlike
adj.
spinster的变形
spinster
['spinstə]
n.
老处女
【主法律】未婚女性
[古语]未婚的名门女子
[美国英语、英国废语]纺织女

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. 隔岸风景好。 Do you have a minute? 你有时间吗? Do you have time? 你有时间吗? You got a minute? 你有时间吗? Got a minute? 你有时间吗? 为什么老姑娘叫spinster?

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(191) / 评论(0) 分类 美国人这样说英语

当你看到spinster(未婚女子、老姑娘)时,你是否会觉得它和spin(纺织)很相象?它们俩之间有什么故事?让我们回到14世纪去探个究竟吧。 早在14世纪,

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(202) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇
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