distaff

名词 distaff:

1. the sphere of work by women
2. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

形容词 distaff:

1. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman
   同义词：female

1. 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。
2. The worker is pushing the distaff.
   工人们正在推卷线杆。

dis.taff

n.（名词）

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

来源：
Middle English distaf
中古英语 distaf
from Old English distôf
源自 古英语 distôf
dis- [bunch of flax]
dis- [一束亚麻]
stôf [staff]
stôf [棍棒，杆，杖]