distaff

美 [ˈdɪstæf]英 [ˈdɪstɑːf]
  • n.(旧时手工纺纱用的)纺纱杆,绕线杆
  • adj.女性的
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noun

(旧时手工纺纱用的)纺纱杆,绕线杆
a stick that was used in the past for holding wool when it was spun by hand

习语

noun

1
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
2
the sphere of work by women

adj

1
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
female sensitiveness
female suffrage
Synonym: female

数据来源:WordNet

  1. At the moment several new factors are combining to favour the distaff side more .

    此时,一些新的因素融合在一起,使得民众对女性政客更加偏爱。

  2. The foot on the cradle , the hand on the distaff , a sign of good housewife .

    脚踩摇篮手纺纱,一定是个好当家。

  3. The worker is pushing the distaff .

    工人们正在推卷线杆。

  4. Forever . Thugs , punks and bullies always take the path of least resistance , preying on the weak , the elderly , the distaff and the short .

    流氓、混混和小霸王都喜欢捡软柿子捏,欺负那些体弱、年迈、女孩和个子矮的人。

  5. In modern part , we put emphasis on two pieces of works of Su Tong and Li Bihua ( Hong Kong ), and tries to discover the development of Chinese distaff literature in their movies .

    当代部分,文章选定苏童与香港作家李碧华的两部作品与它们各自的电影文本进行比较分析,探究当代女性文学的发展脉络。

  • 习语

n.

on the distaff side

母系的
on the woman's side of the family

同义词

adj.

female