"spinster" 怎么发音
word
ˈspɪnstɝ
SPIN-ster
spˈɪnstɐ
SPIN-stuh
释义
An old-fashioned or sometimes insulting term for a woman who has never married, especially when she is no longer young.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈspɪnstɝ
英式英语
spˈɪnstɐ
简化发音
美式
SPIN-ster
英式
SPIN-stuh
语境中听
Miss Green was called a spinster because she never married.
In old novels, the word spinster appears often.
People used to label unmarried women as spinsters.
She doesn't like the term spinster because it feels outdated and rude.