早安英文 第672期:英文中的亲戚关系

 

relative 亲戚，亲属

(中文当中提到亲戚，似乎都是指关系较远的。但英文中 relative 这个词指的就是 members of your family，也包括亲近的家人，如 wife, husband, son, daughter 等。)

All her relatives came to the wedding.

她所有的亲戚都来参加了婚礼。

blood relatives 有血缘关系的亲戚

parents 父母 - mother (Mom) / father (Dad)

grandparents (外)祖父母 - grandmother (grandma) 外婆或奶奶 / grandfather (grandpa) 外公或爷爷

great-grandparents 爷爷奶奶或外公外婆的父母

grandchildren (外)孙(女) - grandson 外(孙)／granddaughter (外)孙女

sibling¹ - brother and sister 兄弟姐妹（注意：堂表兄弟姐妹不能被称为 brother 或者 sister）

cousin - 堂／表兄弟姐妹

uncle - 叔叔，舅舅

aunt - 阿姨，姑妈，舅妈

nephew - 侄子，外甥

niece - 侄女，外甥女

distant relatives 没有血缘关系的亲戚

英文释义为 relatives who are related to us but not by blood 没有血缘关系的亲戚，比如由于婚姻，收养等形成的亲戚关系

spouse² - 配偶，夫或妻

Spouse is the person you are married to such as a husband or wife.

When we get married to our spouses³, their families becomes ours, but they become our families by “law”.

当我们结了婚之后，我们配偶的家人就成了我们“法律意义上的”家人。

parents in law 岳父母，公公婆婆 - father in law 岳父，公公／mother in law 岳母，婆婆

brother in law (配偶的)兄弟

sister in law (配偶的)姐妹

step-mother 继母

step-father 继父

blended family 继亲家庭，组合家庭

1 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

2 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

3 spouses   

n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
• An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句