Sister
名词
1. 姐妹;妹妹
My sister is two years older than me. (我的姐姐比我大两岁。)
She is my younger sister. (她是我的妹妹。)
2. 修女
The sisters at the convent dedicate their lives to serving others. (修道院的修女们把生命奉献给了他人。)
She decided to become a sister and join the religious order. (她决定成为一名修女,加入宗教团体。)
3. 姐妹般的人;密友
We have been friends for so long, she is like a sister to me. (我们已经是朋友很长时间了,她对我就像姐妹一样。)
She is my sister from another mother. (她是我的“闺蜜”。)
形容词
1. 姐妹般的
We have a sister bond that cannot be broken. (我们有一种姐妹般的纽带,无法分割。)
She treated me with sisterly affection. (她以姐妹般的感情对待我。)
2. 同类的;同源的
The two languages are sister languages. (这两种语言是同源的。)
They come from sister cities. (他们来自姐妹城市。)
词语辨析
1. Sister和sibling都指兄弟姐妹。但是,sibling是一个更通用的词,可以指兄弟姐妹中的任何一个,而sister则特指女性。
2. Sister-in-law指的是配偶的妹妹或兄弟的妻子。
3. Stepsister指的是与你有一个共同的继父或继母的姐妹。
词汇扩充
sisterhood:姐妹关系
sisterly:姐妹般的
sisterly love:姐妹之爱
sister city:姐妹城市
sister company:姊妹公司
sister ship:姐妹船
近义词
sibling (兄弟姐妹)
female sibling (女性兄弟姐妹)
kin (亲属)
反义词
brother (兄弟)
male sibling (男性兄弟姐妹)
柯林斯词典
Sister noun
1. A sister is a girl or woman who has the same parents as you. (一个姐妹是和你有共同父母的女孩或女人。)
2. A sister is a woman who was born in the same family, but not in the same parents. (一个姐妹是出生在同一家庭的女人,但不是同一父母的。)
3. A sister is a woman who belongs to the same religious order as other women, and lives with them, often in a convent. (一个姐妹是属于同一宗教团体的女人,并与其他女人一起生活,通常在修道院中。)
牛津词典
Sister noun
1. A girl or woman in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents. (与她父母的其他女儿和儿子相关的女孩或女人。)
2. A woman or girl who shares a common profession, background, or experience. (与其他人共同从事某种职业、背景或经历的女人或女孩。)
3. A woman or girl who is a member of a religious community, especially a nun. (一个属于宗教团体的女人或女孩,尤指修女。)
用法
1. "Sister"作为名词时,可以指一个女性的亲属、姐妹般的人或修女。
2. "Sister"也可以作为形容词,表示姐妹般的关系。
3. "Sister"常与其他词搭配使用,如"sisterhood" (姐妹关系)、"sisterly love" (姐妹之爱)。
例句
My sister is two years older than me. (我的姐姐比我大两岁。)
She is my younger sister. (她是我的妹妹。)
The sisters at the convent dedicate their lives to serving others. (修道院的修女们把生命奉献给了他人。)
She decided to become a sister and join the religious order. (她决定成为一名修女,加入宗教团体。)
We have been friends for so long, she is like a sister to me. (我们已经是朋友很长时间了,她对我就像姐妹一样。)
She is my sister from another mother. (她是我的“闺蜜”。)
We have a sister bond that cannot be broken. (我们有一种姐妹般的纽带,无法分割。)
She treated me with sisterly affection. (她以姐妹般的感情对待我。)
The two languages are sister languages. (这两种语言是同源的。)
They come from sister cities. (他们来自姐妹城市。)
Sisterhood: a bond between sisters. (姐妹关系:姐妹间的纽带。)
She is my sister by blood. (她是我亲生的姐妹。)
My sister-in-law is coming to visit us this weekend. (我妹妹要来我们这里玩。)
I have three sisters and two brothers. (我有三个姐妹和两个兄弟。)
My sister and I have a love-hate relationship. (我和姐姐的关系是爱恨交织的。)
The sisters of the church help those in need. (教堂的修女们帮助那些需要帮助的人。)
We share a sisterly bond that cannot be broken. (我们有一种无法分割的姐妹般的纽带。)
Sally and Jane are sisters from another mother. (莎莉和简是形影不离的好姐妹。)
She is my sister by heart. (她是我心目中的姐妹。)
My sisterly love for her knows no bounds. (我对她的姐妹之爱没有界限。)
The two companies are sister companies. (这两家公司是姊妹公司。)
The ships are sister ships built by the same company. (这些船是同一家公司建造的姐妹船。)