distaff

['dɪstɑːf]     ['dɪstæf]    
  • n. 纺纱杆;卷线棒;女红;(总称)女人
  • adj. 母系的;女方的
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distaff的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the sphere of work by women

  2. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

Adjective:
  1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman;

    "female sensitiveness"
    "female suffrage"

distaff的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词 (n.)
  1. She puts her hands to the distaff and her fingers hold the spindle.
    她手执纺锤,手指旋转纱锭。

词汇搭配

经典引文

  • Serving wenches..sate plying their distaffs.

    出自: Sir W. Scott
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