distaff: n.1.(手工纺织用的)卷线杆。2.针线活，女活，妇女工作，妇道。3.〔集合词〕女性。4.女人。短语和例子distaff side 母方，母系 (opp. spear side)。adj.〔书面语〕女子的，女性的，妇道的。 cooking, sewing and such distaff matters 做饭缝衣这类女活。n.-er 家庭中的女性。
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。
