终身不嫁 meaning in English

(women) remain unmarried all one's life; braid st. catherine's tresses -- a spinster; lead apes in hell -- said of an old spinster

These pieces were picked up by the girls of marriageable age who were present , the girl with the largest fragment being destined to marry first , the girl with the smallest being fated to remain a spinster
这些碎片由在场的适婚女子捡起，据说捡到最大碎片的女子注定将第一个结婚，捡到最小块的女孩将注定终身不嫁。
But after a disastrous marriage and a painful divorce , i ' d welcomed the hardships of being a single parent and had been adamant in telling anyone who tried to fix me up that i was terminally single
可经过一场可悲的婚姻和痛苦的离婚后，我倾向于当个单身母亲，并且我还态度坚决地告诉每个要给我介绍对象的人说我要抱定终身不嫁。
Becoming jane stars anne hathaway , seen recently in brokeback mountain , as the author , james mcavoy , star of narnia : the lion , the witch and the wardrobe , as her young irish beau , and julie walters as jane ' s mother
直至晚年，他才向侄子透露曾与一位作家有过一段恋情。而在初恋以被迫分手告终后，奥斯汀不但选择终身不嫁，也将所有未了的情感注入文学创作。