bachelorette

bachelorette — noun

1. an adult woman, especially a younger one in her twenties or thirties, who has ne

1.名詞C1
釋義

an adult woman, especially a younger one in her twenties or thirties, who has never been married.

例句

Anaya threw a wild bachelorette party in Las Vegas the weekend before her wedding.

common collocation: bachelorette party

At thirty-two, Uri was a happy bachelorette with her own apartment and a busy career.

同義詞
  • single woman

    neutral, the most common everyday term

  • spinster

    old-fashioned and often negative; suggests a woman past typical marrying age

  • bachelor girl

    dated; an independent unmarried woman, popular in mid-20th-century English

反義詞
  • wife

    a woman who is currently married

  • bride

    a woman on her wedding day or just married

用法筆記

Mainly North American English; the British equivalent for the pre-wedding party sense is 'hen night' or 'hen party'. Outside the fixed phrase 'bachelorette party', the noun on its own can sound slightly old-fashioned or playful.

常見錯誤

❌My brother had a bachelorette party last weekend.
✅My brother had a bachelor party last weekend.
💡'bachelorette' is for women only; the male equivalent is 'bachelor'.
❌She is a bachelorette mother of two.
✅She is a single mother of two.
💡'bachelorette' suggests no marriage and usually no children; use 'single' for a woman raising kids alone.