Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2569
aunt
姑妈；姨妈；伯母；婶婶；舅妈
The sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle.
- 1.
The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
父母的姐妹或兄弟的妻子。
- 2.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
你父亲或母亲的姐妹；你叔叔的妻子
- 3.
The female cousin or cousin-in-law of one’s parent.
父母的女性堂表亲或堂表兄弟的妻子。
表姑；表姨；父母的姐妹或兄弟的妻子。；你父亲或母亲的姐妹；你叔叔的妻子；父母的女性堂表亲或堂表兄弟的妻子。；阿姨
In use
My aunt lives in Beijing and works as a teacher.
I visited my aunt and uncle at their farm last summer.
She is my favorite aunt because she always brings me gifts.
[possessive determiner] aunt
使用所有格限定词表示亲属关系。
My aunt lives in Shanghai.
我的姑母住在上海。
Aunt [first name]
用作称呼时，Aunt首字母大写。
Aunt Mary brought cookies.
玛丽姨母带了饼干来。
the aunt of [someone]
较正式的表达方式，常用于描述关系。
She is the aunt of the groom.
她是新郎的姑母。
Connections
Collocations
- my aunt
- 我的阿姨
- My aunt is coming for dinner.我阿姨要来吃晚饭。
- aunt and uncle
- 阿姨和叔叔
- I visited my aunt and uncle.我拜访了我的阿姨和叔叔。
- great-aunt
- 姑婆
- My great-aunt lives in New York.我的姑婆住在纽约。
- visit one's aunt
- 拜访阿姨
- I plan to visit my aunt this weekend.我打算这周末去拜访阿姨。
- aunt's house
- 阿姨家
- We had dinner at my aunt's house.我们在阿姨家吃了晚饭。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
aunt比ant多一个u，联想到uncle中的u，表示亲属关系。
Context & Register
中性；通常用于家庭语境，正式或非正式场合均可。
Grammar Note
注意在中文中需根据具体亲属关系选择对应称呼（姑、姨、伯母等）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words share the same ending /ɑnt/ sound: font, want. Note that 'ant', 'plant', 'hunt', 'pant' are spelling lookalikes but have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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