| 单词 | spinsterhood |
| 释义 | spinsterhood noun[U] uk/ˈspɪn.stə.hʊd/us/ˈspɪn.stɚ.hʊd/thestateortimeof being aspinster(= a woman (usually anolderwoman) who is notmarried) （年龄较大的女性）独身，未婚Marriage: marital status
Examplesofspinsterhoodspinsterhood Spinsterhoodseems only a public acknowledgement of what she has believed herself to be all along, a romantically untenable figure. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, as marriage was an essential rite for a woman's salvation, even a nominal marriage to a dying man was preferable tospinsterhood. From theCambridge English Corpus In the last few years (1971-75) the level ofspinsterhoodhas remained virtually unchanged, but the nuptiality transition appears to have gathered momentum. From theCambridge English Corpus This low awareness can be attributed in par t to the transitional nature ofspinsterhoodand bachelorhood. From theCambridge English Corpus Besides marriage postponement, a higher level ofspinsterhoodmay also occur, and this would be an effective factor in fertility reduction. From theCambridge English Corpus Margaret's tearful response shows how deeply entrenched is her internalization ofspinsterhood. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, further female marriage postponement, a higher level ofspinsterhood, increased contraceptive use and emigration may be expected to play vital roles in restricting population growth in the coming years. From theCambridge English Corpus The resort to ' ' similarities ' ' comes close to implying that ' ' bachelorhood ' ' is a transcultural realm that can span decades and that can be defined, incidentally, in total isolation from ' 'spinsterhood. From theCambridge English Corpus As the law stands at present, there is a direct discouragement of marriage and of parenthood, and a direct encouragement to bachelordom andspinsterhood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Her departure fromspinsterhooddoes not involve loss to the contribution fund under that heading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 About 90 percent of the women had been married by the age of forty, andspinsterhoodwas rare. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, after overhearing an insulting remark at a party about herspinsterhood, she resolves to marry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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