dis.taff

distaff的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈdisˌtæf]
KK音标发音： [ˈdɪsˌtæf]

distaff的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
（手工）纺纱杆：在杆的开裂的一端夹有未纺的亚麻、羊毛或丝束，手转动木杆，线从中纺出

2. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.
手纺车附件：为能达到上面纺纱目的的手纺车的附属装置

3. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.
女红：传统上认为女子重要的工作或女子关心的事

4. Women considered as a group.
女性的总称：被认为是一群女人

distaff的词源：

5. Middle English distaf
中古英语 distaf

6. from Old English dist?f
源自 古英语 dist?f

7. dis- [bunch of flax]
dis- [一束亚麻]

8. st?f [staff]
st?f [棍棒，杆，杖]