"distaff" en Chinese (Traditional)
紡錘桿(古老工具)- 女性一方(喻意)
Definición
紡錘桿是一種紡紗工具,用來固定未紡的纖維。引申義上,也用來指家族的女性一方或與女性有關的活動。
Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))
“distaff”本意主要出現在歷史語境,現代多為比喻用法如“distaff side”,語氣正式、較古老,常見於文學或家譜學,和“spear side”(男性一方)對應。日常口語極少用。
Ejemplos
A distaff was used to help spin thread in the past.
過去人們用**紡錘桿**幫助紡線。
The family tree traced the distaff side back for generations.
家譜追溯了**女性一方**好幾代。
She inherited the necklace from the distaff side of her family.
她的項鍊是從家族的**女性一方**繼承來的。
While cleaning out the attic, I found an old distaff among some antiques.
打掃閣樓時,我在一些古董中發現了一個舊**紡錘桿**。
In many royal families, succession passes on the distaff side only if there are no male heirs.
許多皇室家族只有在沒有男性繼承人時,繼承才歸**女性一方**。
Most people today wouldn’t recognize a distaff if they saw one.
現今大多數人看到**紡錘桿**也不認得。