distaff side
n. 母系家属
ph.
(家族的)母系
distaff side
n. 母系家属
ph.
(家族的)母系
distaff sidedistaff siden.1.翻译:母系家属
distaff side
1.翻译:(家庭中的)母系,母方,女系(与spear side相区别)
noun
the female side of a family
母系,女系。 spear side 的反义词
the family title could be passed down through the distaff side.
家族名称可以通过母系向下传。
翻译:the female members of a group
组织的女性成员
this fascination was not limited to the distaff side of society.
这种痴迷并不仅限于社会中的女性。语源
late 19th cent.: because spinning (see distaff) was traditionally done by women while men did the weaving