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maiden aunt

/ˈmeɪdən ɑːnt/

翻译: 指从未结过婚的年长女性亲属,通常是父母中某一方的未婚姐妹。该词常带有老处女或过安静家庭生活的女性的意味,略显过时。

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/ˈmeɪdən ɑːnt/C1formalbritish已废弃
  • zh指从未结过婚的年长女性亲属,通常是父母中某一方的未婚姐妹。该词常带有老处女或过安静家庭生活的女性的意味,略显过时。

A somewhat old-fashioned term referring to an unmarried, older female relative, typically a sister of one's parent, who has never been married. The phrase often carries connotations of a spinster or a woman living a quiet, domestic life.

  1. Unmarried auntB2formalbritish

    An aunt who has never been married.

    zh未婚的姑妈

    • My maiden aunt lived with us when I was a child.
    • She was the typical maiden aunt who doted on her nieces and nephews.
    • The inheritance was left to his maiden aunt.