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It is insulting to a woman to be called a spinster, but it is not insulting to a man to be called a bachelor. There is nothing inherently( )about the word spinster. The connotations reflect the sexist views society has about an unmarried woman as opposed to an unmarried man.
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一个女人被称为老姑娘/未婚女人,这是一种侮辱,但是一个男人被称为单身汉并没有侮辱的意味。关于Spinster(未婚女人)这个词没有任何固有的贬义pejorative。这些内涵反映了性别歧视的观点,即在与未婚男性相比较的前提下,社会对未婚女性的看法。答案为C