Spinster

老女人

A spinster is an unmarried woman who is past the usual age for marrying and is considered unlikely to marry. An 18-year-old single woman would not be considered a spinster in contemporary language, but a single, 40-year-old woman may be considered a spinster. The term is synonymous with "old maid". Several dictionaries flag it as a derogatory term.

老女人指的是已經(jīng)過(guò)了該結(jié)婚的年齡卻還未結(jié)婚，而且不太容易嫁的出去的未婚女子。在現(xiàn)代語(yǔ)言中一個(gè)18歲的單身女性是不會(huì)被稱(chēng)為老女人的，但是單身40的女人可能會(huì)被稱(chēng)為老女人。這個(gè)詞與“老處女”同義。許多字典認(rèn)為它帶有貶損侮辱的意思。

代表人物：由于此詞帶有侮辱性，暫不舉例。