cousin [名詞] 表(堂)兄弟姊妹
cousin
['kʌzn]
n.堂(或表)兄弟(姐妹)
例句與用法:
I hear from my cousin every two weeks.
我每兩星期就會收到我表哥的來信。
This Scottish plant was a gift from my cousin.
這棵蘇格蘭植物是我的一個表親給我的禮物。
My cousin is an orphan; her parents died when she was young.
我的表姐是孤兒,她的父母在她小時候就去世了。
She can only marry her cousin with a special dispensation.
她需要得到特准才能嫁給她的表親。
Later they may muddle up your name with those of your cousin
以後他們可能會把你的名字跟你堂兄弟們的名字相混淆。
"Well, do exactly what the doctor says. A cousin of mine ended up losing the sight of an eye over an infection like that." "Thanks very much! You are a proper Job's comforter, aren't you?"
"呃,你要嚴格地按照醫生說的辦啦。我的一個堂兄就是因為那樣的感染,最後一隻眼睛都瞎了。""太感謝你了!你真是個安慰別人卻反而增加別人痛苦的人啊!"
He is a distant cousin of mine.
他是我的一位遠房表親。
詞形變化:
形容詞: cousinly | 名詞: cousinhood |
英文解釋:
名詞 cousin:
the child of your aunt or uncle
同義詞:first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin
以上來源於大辭典