ON THE DISTAFF SIDE - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
on the distaff side (phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
Related through female family members
Ví dụ:
Her royalty status runs on the distaff side.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "on the distaff side" means something is related to or connected with women or the female line of a family. It comes from a distaff, which was a tool used in spinning fiber and was traditionally associated with women. So when someone refers to something being on the distaff side, they are talking about women or things related to them. For example, you might hear someone say, "On the distaff side of my family, my grandmother was a doctor." This means that their grandmother, who was a woman, was a doctor and that it is a notable fact related to their female ancestors.
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