sister
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈsɪstə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈsɪs.tɚ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 姐妹；（称志同道合者）姐妹；修女；护士
- adj. 姐妹般的；同类型的
词源解说
- 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古英语的sweostor，意为姐妹。
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- sisterly：像姊妹的；姊妹一般的。
- n性质的同根词
- sis：姐妹（等于sister）。
- sisterhood：姐妹关系；妇女团体。
- sistership：姐妹之谊；姐妹关系；妇女团体（等于sisterhood）。
用法辨析
- sister的意思是“姐,妹”,通常指同胞姐妹,包括同父异母或同母异父的姐妹。
- 在西方,“姐姐”和“妹妹”都叫sister,只有需要特别表明年龄大小时或其他必要情况下,才分为elder sister和younger sister。堂姐妹应说cousin。
- sister有时还可指“(掌管病房的)护士,护士长”“(修道院的)修女”。
- 在口语中, sister可用于称呼女子; 在正式文体中, sister可用于比喻。
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her off.
她姐姐威胁要报告警察,于是,他只好花钱收买她。
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- ask one 's sister 问自己的姐
- envy one 's sister 羡慕自己的妹
- fall in love with sb 's sister 爱上某人的姐
- give away one 's sister 在婚礼上把妹妹交给新郎
- hate one 's sister 恨自己的姐
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
英英字典
- a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
- belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization
- Your sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you.
- &rarrsee also half sister , stepsister
- Sister is a title given to a woman who belongs to a religious community.
- You can describe a woman as your sister if you feel a connection with her, for example, because she belongs to the same race, religion, country, or profession.
- You can use sister to describe something that is of the same type or is connected in some way to another thing you have mentioned. For example, if a company has a sister company, they are connected.
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专业释义
- 姊
- 妹
- 姊妹