英 [ˈdɪstɑːf] 美 [ˈdɪstæf]
n. 卷线杆；女人；女红；女子关心的事
adj. 女人特点的；母系的
distaff /ˈdɪstɑːf/
名词 the rod on which flax is wound preparatory to spinning 纺纱杆
the sphere of work by women
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
同义词： female
职业名称，毛纺工人，或卷线杆制作者，来源于中世纪英语，含义是“卷线杆”(distaff)。 Rock[英格兰人姓氏] 拉克。
... dissuade v.劝阻;阻止 distaff n.女性;妇女 distend v.扩张;膨胀 ...
... dissuade v.劝阻;阻止 distaff n.女性;妇女 distend v.扩张;膨胀 ...
女人特点的；母系的
The worker is pushing the distaff.
工人们正在推卷线杆。
Thee worker is pushing the distaff.
工人们正在推卷线杆。
But one person could only, with a distaff, make one thread at a time.
但一个人用一个卷线杆一次只能纺一根线。
The exact sort of thing plays out on the distaff side of the magazine rack.
She won 12 of 21 starts including the Kentucky Oaks, Breeders' Cup Distaff and Coaching Club American Oaks.
In fact, if The Golden Compass is a feminized version of all those Lord of the Narnia fantasies, the wistful, snarky Juno qualifies as a distaff answer to Knocked Up.