distaff

distaff

['distɑ:f]

n.纺纱杆, 卷线棒,女红,(总称)女人
adj.母系的,女方的

例句与用法：

Faith Daniels, the distaff anchor of the "CBS Early Morning News, " was ready to jump ship last week, following in the footsteps of her former sidekick, Forrest Sawyer, who skipped town last September.

“哥伦比亚广播公司早晨新闻”女主播丹尼尔斯，上周已决定跟随她的以前助手索耶(九月已离纽约)的脚步辞职。

The worker is pushing the distaff.

工人们正在推卷线杆。

n.

1. 卷线杆, 纺纱杆[C]

2. 女红; 女子关心的事[the S]

3. 【古】女人[C]; (总称)女性[the S]

a.

女性的; 母系的

on the distaff side

母系的(或女方的)